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| {{Wiktionary|pair}} | |||
| The word '''pair''', derived via the French words ''pair/paire'' from the Latin ''par'' 'equal', can mean: | |||
| '''Pair''' or '''PAIR''' or '''Pairing''' may refer to: | |||
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| ==Government and politics== | |||
| ⚫ | * the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French ], French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage | ||
| ⚫ | * ], two of something | ||
| ⚫ | * ], various senses for two joined things | ||
| * ] number, in roulette etc. | |||
| * ], matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin | * ], matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin | ||
| * ''Pair'', a member of the ] | |||
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| ⚫ | * ''Pair'', the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French ], a French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage | ||
| *An event in Rowing (crew) whereby two oarsmen occupy a boat using one oar each | |||
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==Mathematics== | ||
| ⚫ | * ], two of something, a pair | ||
| * ] | |||
| * ], or pair set, in mathematics and set theory | |||
| ⚫ | * ] |
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| * ], or 2-], in mathematics and set theory | |||
| * ], in mathematics, an R-bilinear map of modules, where R is the underlying ring | |||
| * ], in programming languages and type theory, a product type with two component types | |||
| * ], an inclusion of topological spaces | |||
| ==Science and technology== | |||
| ⚫ | {{disambig}} | ||
| * ], formerly Pair, a mobile application for two people | |||
| * ], in medicine | |||
| * Pairing, a handshaking process in ] communications | |||
| * ], an agile software development technique | |||
| * ], the linking together of devices to allow communications between them | |||
| * ], a couple of electric wires twisted together | |||
| ==Sports and games== | |||
| ] | |||
| * Pair, a team of two in ] | |||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| ⚫ | * ], a cricket term for being out for 0 in both innings of a match | ||
| ] | |||
| * ], a type of poker hand | |||
| *] or ], racing rowing shells | |||
| ==Other uses== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '']'', a work agreement | |||
| * Grow a pair, referring to ], a slang term meaning act with more courage | |||
| * ], an online service providing access to the prosecution histories of U.S. patents and patent applications | |||
| * ], for distance learning in the Netherlands | |||
| * ], prevents parts from being swapped | |||
| * ], the process of pairing food dishes with wine to enhance the dining experience | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| {{commons category|pairs}} | |||
| ⚫ | * ], various senses for two joined things | ||
| * ] | |||
| ⚫ | * ], a fruit | ||
| * ], a Tanzanian ethnic group | |||
| * ], Student's t-test for paired data in statistical hypothesis testing | |||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| ⚫ | {{disambig}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 20 June 2024
Pair or PAIR or Pairing may refer to:
Government and politics
- Pair (parliamentary convention), matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin
- Pair, a member of the Prussian House of Lords
- Pair, the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French Pairie, a French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage
Mathematics
- 2 (number), two of something, a pair
- Unordered pair, or pair set, in mathematics and set theory
- Ordered pair, or 2-tuple, in mathematics and set theory
- Pairing, in mathematics, an R-bilinear map of modules, where R is the underlying ring
- Pair type, in programming languages and type theory, a product type with two component types
- Topological pair, an inclusion of topological spaces
Science and technology
- Couple (app), formerly Pair, a mobile application for two people
- PAIR (puncture-aspiration-injection-reaspiration), in medicine
- Pairing, a handshaking process in Bluetooth communications
- Pair programming, an agile software development technique
- Pairing (computing), the linking together of devices to allow communications between them
- Twisted pair, a couple of electric wires twisted together
Sports and games
- Pair, a team of two in pair skating
- Pair (cricket), a cricket term for being out for 0 in both innings of a match
- One pair (poker), a type of poker hand
- Coxless pair or coxed pair, racing rowing shells
Other uses
- Au pair, a work agreement
- Grow a pair, referring to testicles, a slang term meaning act with more courage
- Patent Application Information Retrieval, an online service providing access to the prosecution histories of U.S. patents and patent applications
- Peer-Allocated Instant Response, for distance learning in the Netherlands
- Parts pairing, prevents parts from being swapped
- Wine pairing, the process of pairing food dishes with wine to enhance the dining experience
See also
- Couple (disambiguation), various senses for two joined things
- Even (disambiguation)
- Pear, a fruit
- Pare people, a Tanzanian ethnic group
- Paired t test, Student's t-test for paired data in statistical hypothesis testing
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