English

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

• IPA: /tuːpəl/
  • Rhymes: -uːpəl
• IPA: /tʌpəl/
  • Rhymes: -ʌpəl

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.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• ordered pair
• tuplet
• component

Translations

in set theory

row (record) in a database

set of values passed as a parameter

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'tuple/

Gismu

tuple (rafsi tup, tu'e)

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

Related terms

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

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