tuple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Lojban 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Gismu 2.3.1 Related terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From the ending of the words quintuple, sextuple; from Latin -plus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʌpəl/

  Rhymes: -ʌpəl

[edit] Noun

tuple (plural tuples)

1. (set theory) A finite sequence of terms; equivalently, an ordered set.
2. (computing) A single row in a relational database.
3. (computing) A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.

[edit] Synonyms

• (in set theory): n-tuple (when the sequence contains n terms), ordered pair (when the sequence contains exactly two terms), triple or triplet (when the sequence contains exactly three terms)

[edit] Related terms

• ordered pair
• tuplet
• component

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: tuei — 腿 [tuǐ]
• English: leg — leg
• Spanish: piern — pierna

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'tuple/

[edit] Gismu

tuple (rafsi tup, tu'e)

1. leg; x1 is a/the leg (body-part) of x2; (metaphor: supporting branch).

[edit] Related terms

• birka
• stani
• zbepi
• jamfu
• jimca
• sanli