ordered n-tuple
noun
Mathematics.
See under n-tuple.
Origin of ordered n-tuple
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby ordered n-tuple
order port,
order someone about,
order-driven,
ordered,
ordered field,
ordered n-tuple,
ordered pair,
ordered set,
ordering,
orderly,
orderly marketing agreement
Definition for ordered n-tuple (2 of 2)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for ordered n-tuple
n-tuple
noun
logic maths
an ordered set of n elements