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wallace_f on March 17, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: EPA gives Flint $100M to help repair pipes

I think OP's intuition is understandable.

Search Results match·ing ˈmaCHiNG/ adjective adjective: matching

    1.
    corresponding in pattern, color, or design; complementary.
    "a blue jacket and matching skirt"
    **2.
    equal in number or amount; equivalent.
    "the college will provide matching funds to complete the project"**

Retric on March 18, 2017 [–]

It does not need to be 1:1 to be corresponding in pattern.

wallace_f on March 18, 2017 | [–]

I'm aware, but the second definition I think is also valid, and perhaps one that many people are more colloquially familiar with. After all, a match (singular) is a 1:1.

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