n-tuple

[ en-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l; en-too-puh l, -tyoo- ]
/ ɛnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl; ˈɛn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /

noun Mathematics.

a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple).

Origin of n-tuple

N (symbol, def. 5) + -tuple (extracted from words such as quintuple, octuple)

Words nearby n-tuple

n, n, n-, n-3 fatty acid, n-bomb, n-shell, n-tuple, n-type, n-word, n., n. eng., n. heb.

British Dictionary definitions for n-tuple

n-tuple

noun

logic maths an ordered set of n elements