tuple (plural tuples)
(set theory) A finite sequence of terms.
A tuple is not merely a totally-ordered set because the same element can appear more than once in a tuple: for example, qualifies as a 3-tuple whereas it would not qualify as a totally-ordered set (of cardinality 3), because the set would be where and so that ; i.e, it would actually be a one-element set, , not even just two-element.
(computing) A single row in a relational database.
(computing) A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.
(computing) In some programming languages, a data type that is similar but distinct from the list data type, whose instances are characterized by having a rather fixed arity, and the elements of which instances can differ from each other by data type. (Note: this definition may overlap with the previous one.)
• (finite sequence of terms): 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)
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Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
