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matching

86 2.3
The act of putting similar things together
  • noun
  • /ˈmæʧɪŋ/
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  • Couple of hours later and we have popped on our matching PJS.
  • vocabulary matching
  • matching algorithm
  • propensity score matching

So let's see if I have perfect beat matching and selection.

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Examples

  • The event featured a matching of skilled musicians from different genres.

  • Mostly it's matching your response to others needs.

  • Then buy a matching pair now.

    Abraham And Lincoln (2007)

  • Got a matching set on this one.

    The Samaritan (2012)

  • We are seeking to find our "matching half" in order to become whole again.

    Academic text (2011)

  • So what we want you to do is find matching key value pairs.

  • Me and Tan bought matching PJS so I use these a lot.

  • ADAA rules require we wear matching uniforms.

    DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

  • The local bibliographic record number is used as the matching point during the record export-overlay process.

    Academic text (2013)

  • She'd purchased the bra and matching lace strip at Victoria's Secret in the mall.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

matchup
vsmatching
80 3.7

A pairing of teams, people, or things to compete and be compared

is used more broadly for making items correspond, not only contests or comparisons
sorting
vsmatching
22 2.0

A way of arranging things into groups by shared features

focuses on correspondence and similarity rather than just ordering by rules
grouping
vsmatching
20 2.5

Putting people and things together because they are similar or have the same purpose

is broader and also covers making two-item links between corresponding items
pairing
vsmatching
10 3.1

Grouping two things or people that go well together

is about grouping similar items in general rather than only two-item connections
clustering
vsmatching
6 4.1

A group of similar things close together

is more general, covering any pairing or grouping regardless of closeness
twinning
vsmatching
  • UK
1 4.1

Producing two young at one birth or pairing two places like cities

is more general and covers informal or many-to-many correspondences
text-matching
vsmatching
  • Specialized
4.4

Checking whether two pieces of text have the same or similar meaning

applies more broadly to pairing or grouping any similar items, not only text

Antonyms

mismatch
21 3.6

A combination of people or things that do not go well together

Compounds

matching funds
  • Specialized
10 4.4

Money given to equal money raised from other sources, often required by a grant

text-matching
  • Specialized
4.3

Searching for exact words or text that match a given pattern

text-matching
  • Specialized
4.4

Checking whether two pieces of text have the same or similar meaning

How Matched

entrainment
  • Specialized
8.6
synchrony
2 6.7
matching
86 2.3
adjustment
133 2.9

Surface Forms

matching singular
matchings plural

Morphology

matching = match (transparent) = match + ing

The noun is a gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'match' with productive '-ing' nominal use; the act/process sense is directly derived.

Etymology

Matching as a noun comes from the verb match (to pair things) plus the ending -ing, which means 'the act of'. So matching is the process of pairing or grouping items so they suit or go well together.