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pair
noun
two
matching
or
related
things
that
are
designed
to
be
used
together
•
I
can't
find
the
other
sock
;
this
pair
is
incomplete
.
I
can't
find
the
other
sock
;
this
pair
is
incomplete
.
•
He
bought
a
new
pair
of
glasses
yesterday
.
He
bought
a
new
pair
of
glasses
yesterday
.
From
Middle
English
paire
,
from
Old
French
paire
,
from
Latin
par
‘
equal
,
matched
’.
noun
two
people
or
animals
that
are
together
for
a
particular
activity
or
relationship
•
The
ice-skating
pair
performed
a
flawless
routine
.
The
ice-skating
pair
performed
a
flawless
routine
.
•
A
pair
of
horses
pulled
the
farmer's
wagon
across
the
field
.
A
pair
of
horses
pulled
the
farmer's
wagon
across
the
field
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
,
extended
to
people
and
animals
in
14th
century
.
verb
to
put
two
people
or
things
together
so
they
work
,
look
,
or
function
well
together
•
The
teacher
paired
students
with
partners
for
the
science
project
.
The
teacher
paired
students
with
partners
for
the
science
project
.
•
Red
wine
is
often
paired
with
steak
.
Red
wine
is
often
paired
with
steak
.
Verb
use
comes
from
the
noun
in
late
Middle
English
,
meaning
‘
to
form
a
set
of
two
’.
noun
in
mathematics
or
computing
,
an
ordered
set
of
two
related
numbers
or
objects
considered
together
•
In
the
coordinate
(
3
,
5
),
the
first
number
of
the
pair
shows
the
x-position
.
In
the
coordinate
(
3
,
5
),
the
first
number
of
the
pair
shows
the
x-position
.
•
Each
key-value
pair
in
the
database
represents
one
piece
of
information
.
Each
key-value
pair
in
the
database
represents
one
piece
of
information
.
Adopted
into
mathematical
language
in
the
19th
century
to
describe
two
linked
quantities
.