n-tuple

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(en to̅o̅′pəl, -tyo̅o̅′-, -tup′əl; en′tŏŏ pəl, -tyŏŏ-)



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n-tu•ple  (en to̅o̅′pəl, -tyo̅o̅′-, -tup′əl; en′tŏŏ pəl, -tyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n. [Math.]
  1. Mathematicsa set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, esp. such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple.)
  • north, northern (symbol, def. 5) + -tuple (extracted from words such as quintuple, octuple)

'n-tuple' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ordered n-tuple

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