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Matching vs Twinning - What's the difference?

matching | twinning |

As adjectives the difference between matching and twinning

is that matching is the same as another; sharing the same design while twinning is biparous.

As verbs the difference between matching and twinning

is that matching is present participle of lang=en while twinning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between matching and twinning

is that matching is a set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one while twinning is action of the verb to twin

matching

English

Adjective

  • The same as another; sharing the same design.
  • ''A matching set of furniture

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.
  • twinning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to twin
  • giving birth to twins
  • the pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
  • (mineralogy) the formation of twin crystals
  • (transport) the conversion of a road into a dual carriageway
  • Derived terms

    * crystal twinning * town twinning

    Adjective

    (-)
  • biparous
  • See also

    * gemination * twining