The word pair, derived via the French words pair/paire from the Latin par 'equal', can refer to:
- 2 (number), two of something
- Au pair, a work agreement
- Couple, various senses for two joined things
- Even number, in roulette etc. In mathematics Two has many properties in Mathematics. An Integer is called Even if it is divisible by 2 An au pair (plural au pairs) is a foreign-national domestic assistant working for and living as part of a host Family.
- Ordered pair, in Mathematics and set theory
- Twisted pair, a couple of electric wires twisted together
- Pair (parliamentary convention), matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin
- pair, the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French Pairie, French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage
- pair, a member of the Prussian House of Lords
- Pair (Cricket): "getting a pair" means being out for 0 in both innings of a match
- A handshaking process in Bluetooth communications
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In Mathematics, an ordered pair is a collection of two distinguishable objects one of which is identified as the first coordinate (or the first entry Twisted pair Cabling is a form of wiring in which two conductors (two halves of a single circuit) are wound together for the purposes of canceling out Pairing is a system whereby two Members of parliament from opposing political parties may agree to abstain where one member is unable to vote due to other commitments illness The French word pairie is the equivalent of the English word Peerage, in the sense of an individual title carrying the rank of Pair ('peer' in English which derives The Prussian House of Lords (Preußisches Herrenhaus was the first chamber of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1850-1918 Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven It is known for its rich terminology Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communications technology facilitating data transmission over short distances from fixed and/or mobile devices creating wireless The concept of pairing treated here occurs in Mathematics. Definition Let R be a commutative ring with unity and let M, N and A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. The Pare (pronounced “Pahray” people are members of an Ethnic group indigenous to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania, which are part of the Kilimanjaro
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