(mathematics) A process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number.

plural of pairing function

Alternative spelling of pairbonding

plural of pair bonding

plural of one pair

(physics, mechanics) Two forces acting at the same point with equal magnitude but opposite direction, resulting from Newton's third law ("every action has an equal and opposite reaction").

plural of force pair

(phonology) A pair of words differing by a few (but more than one) phonetic segments or suprasegments, used to suggest a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme may be valid.

plural of near-minimal pair

Alternative form of proverbs run in pairs