Matching may refer to: * Matching, Essex, England ** Matching Green ** Matching Tye * Matching (graph theory), in graph theory, a set of edges without common vertices * Graph matching, detection of similarity between graphs * Matching (statistics), a technique for reducing bias when analyzing data from observational studies *

Matching funds Matching funds are funds that are set to be paid in proportion to funds available from other sources. Matching fund payments usually arise in situations of charity or public good. The terms cost sharing, in-kind, and matching can be used interc ...

, funds set to be paid in equal amount to funds available from other sources * Matching principle, an accounting method * Matching theory (economics), the assigning of job candidates to vacancies * Matching law, in behaviorism and learning, the matching law suggests that an animal's response rate to a scenario will be proportionate to the amount/duration of reinforcement delivered * National Resident Matching Program, the process of allocating medical graduates to internship programs * Matchmaking, the process of introducing people for the purpose of marriage * Impedance matching, in electronics, attempting to make the output impedance of a source equal to the input impedance of the load to which it is ultimately connected * Pattern matching, in computer science, a way to recognize patterns in strings or more general sequences of tokens *

String matching algorithm In computer science, string-searching algorithms, sometimes called string-matching algorithms, are an important class of string algorithms that try to find a place where one or several string (computer science), strings (also called patterns) are f ...

, in computer science, another simpler way to recognize patterns in strings *

Stable matching theory In economics, stable matching theory or simply matching theory, is the study of matching markets. Matching markets are distinguished from Walrasian markets in the focus of who matches with whom. Matching theory typically examines matching in th ...

, the study of matching markets * Matching corresponding trades, the basic operation for clearing (finance) * Employer matching program in the United States

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