pairing

n. act of putting in pairs; coupling; mating

v. couple; be part one of a match; mate; form pairs

This article is about the mathematics concept. For other uses, see pair. The concept of pairing treated here occurs in mathematics.
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Noun
1. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
(synonym) coupling, mating, conjugation, union, sexual union
(hypernym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
(hyponym) assortative mating
(derivation) copulate, mate, pair, couple
2. the act of grouping things or people in pairs
(hypernym) grouping
(hyponym) buddy system
(derivation) pair, pair off, partner off, couple

Noun
1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) brace
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
(derivation) geminate
2. two items of the same kind
(synonym) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
(derivation) geminate
3. two people considered as a unit
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) couple, twosome, duo, duet
(derivation) copulate, mate, couple
4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
(hypernym) poker hand
Verb
1. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
(synonym) pair off, partner off, couple
(hypernym) unite, unify
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
(synonym) match, mate, couple, twin
(hypernym) join, bring together
(hyponym) mismate
(verb-group) match
3. occur in pairs
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) occur
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
4. arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
5. make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(synonym) copulate, mate, couple
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) nick

(v. i.)
The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.
  

(v. i.)
See To pair off, under Pair, v. i.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pair
  

Synonyms and related words:
Janus, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, ambiguity, ambivalence, articulation, biformity, bifurcation, bond, bracketing, clustering, combination, communication, concatenation, concourse, concurrence, confluence, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connection, convergence, copulation, coupling, dichotomy, doubleness, doublethink, doubling, dualism, duality, duplexity, duplication, duplicity, equivocality, gathering, halving, hookup, intercommunication, intercourse, interlinking, irony, joinder, joining, jointure, junction, knotting, liaison, linkage, linking, marriage, meeting, merger, merging, polarity, splice, symbiosis, tie, tie-in, tie-up, twinning, two-facedness, twoness, unification, union, yoking