Difference between Twin and Matching

What is the difference between Twin and Matching?

Twin as a noun is either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. while Matching as a noun 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.

Twin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc. A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Forming a pair of twins. Forming a matched pair.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To separate, divide. To split, part; to go away, depart. To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries). To give birth to twins.

Example sentence: The House of Commons has the undoubted rights to expel members for misconduct. This is an absolute authority which cannot be challenged in any court, as it derives from the twin concept of the High Court of Parliament being the most senior court in the land and of each House's right to regulate its own affairs.

Matching

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: The same as another; sharing the same design.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To agree; to be equal; to correspond.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Example sentence: I love mixing and matching patterns, styles old and new, feminine and masculine and drawing inspiration from characters like Annie Hall.

We hope you now know whether to use Twin or Matching in your sentence.

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