-ple
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).
Suffix
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- (as a noun) A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
- (as an adjective) Containing the specified number of terms.
- 1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108:
- […] where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx1dx2....dxn.
Synonyms
edit- (noun): -tuple (in current use)
Etymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).
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