ordered n-tuple
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ordered n-tuple — A generalization of the notion of an ordered pair to sequences of n objects. The ordered n tuple < x 1… x n > can be treated as < < x 1… x n–1 >, x n >, i.e. the ordered pair that has the first n – 1 objects as first member, and … Philosophy dictionary
ordered n-tuple — Math. See under n tuple. [1960 65] … Useful english dictionary
ordered n-tuples — ordered n tuple … Philosophy dictionary
Tuple — This article is about the mathematical concept. For the musical term, see Tuplet. For the achievement in Association Football, see The Sextuple. In mathematics and computer science, a tuple is an ordered list of elements. In set theory, an… … Wikipedia
-tuple — noun combining form Etymology: quintuple, sextuple set of (so many) elements usually used of sets with ordered elements < the ordered 2 tuple (a, b) > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-tuple — ˌtəpəl, ˌtüp noun combining form Etymology: quintuple, sextuple : set of (so many) elements often used of sets with ordered elements the ordered 2 tuple (a, b) … Useful english dictionary
Tuple relational calculus — The tuple calculus is a calculus that was introduced by Edgar F. Codd as part of the relational model in order to give a declarative database query language for this data model. It formed the inspiration for the database query languages QUEL and… … Wikipedia
tuple — noun /tʌpəl,tuːpəl/ a) A finite sequence of terms; equivalently, an ordered set. b) A single row in a relational database. Syn: n tuple, ordered pair … Wiktionary
tuple — [ tju:p(ə)l] noun Computing a data structure consisting of multiple parts. ↘(in a relational database) an ordered set of data constituting a record. Origin from tuple … English new terms dictionary
ordered pair — noun A set containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different set. Notation: (a, b) or See Also: triple, triplet, tuple … Wiktionary
