ITunes Match and multiple copies of the same song

I have multiple copies of the same song in my iTunes collection.  For example, the song is on the original album, the "Best Of" album and on the "25th Anniversary" album.
Do we know how iTunes Match handle such situations?
MotionMan

Oh, and I forgot the live album, too!
MotionMan

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