pair

pair

1. a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes

2. Parliamentary procedure

a. two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of time

b. the agreement so made

3. two playing cards of the same rank or denomination

4. Cricket short for a pair of spectacles (see spectacles (sense 2))

5. Logic Maths

a. a set with two members

b. an ordered set with two members

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pair

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(electricity)

Two like conductors employed to form an electric circuit.

(mechanical engineering)

Two parts in a kinematic mechanism that mutually constrain relative motion; for example, a sliding pair composed of a piston and cylinder.

(science and technology)

A set of two things that are identical or nearly so, or are designed to function as a unit.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pair

To establish a wireless connection. See pairing and Bluetooth pairing.

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