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tuple

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtʊpəl/
  • UK: /ˈt͡ʃuːpəl/
  • UK: /ˈtjuːpəl/
  • UK: /ˈtʌpəl/
  • US: /ˈtuːpəl/
  • US: /ˈtʌpəl/
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  • rhymes with -uːpəl
  • rhymes with -ʌpəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A finite sequence of terms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A single row in a relational database.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • Both Python and Haskell have a tuple data type as well as a list data type.
  • Unlike lists, tuples are not formed by consing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the ending of the words quintuple, sextuple; from Latin -plus.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多元組 /多元组 (duōyuánzǔ) — in set theory
  • Czech: uspořádaná n-tice — in set theory
  • Finnish: monikko — in set theory
  • French: uplet — in set theory
  • French: n-uplet — in set theory
  • Galician: tupla — in set theory
  • German: Tupel — in set theory
  • Greek: πλειάδα (pleiáda) — in set theory
  • Italian: tupla — in set theory
  • Japanese: 組 (kumi) — in set theory
  • Persian: رتبیک — in set theory
  • Polish: krotka — in set theory
  • Portuguese: tupla — in set theory
  • Russian: корте́ж (kortɛ́ž) — in set theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: n-torka — in set theory
  • Spanish: tupla — in set theory
  • Swedish: tupel — in set theory
  • Swedish: tipel — in set theory
  • Welsh: tŵpl — in set theory
  • Finnish: monikko — single row in a database
  • German: Tupel — single row in a database
  • Japanese: タプル (tapuru) — single row in a database
  • Japanese: 組 (kumi) — single row in a database
  • Polish: krotka — single row in a database
  • Russian: за́пись (zápisʹ) — single row in a database
  • Russian: ряд (rjad) — single row in a database
  • Russian: корте́ж (kortɛ́ž) — single row in a database
  • Russian: строка́ (stroká) — single row in a database
  • Welsh: tŵpl — single row in a database
  • Finnish: monikko — set of values passed as a parameter
  • French: n-uplet — set of values passed as a parameter
  • Japanese: タプル (tapuru) — set of values passed as a parameter
  • Polish: krotka — set of values passed as a parameter
  • Russian: корте́ж (kortɛ́ž) — set of values passed as a parameter
  • Welsh: tŵpl — set of values passed as a parameter
  • German: Tupel — container data type
  • Polish: krotka — container data type
  • Serbo-Croatian: n-torka — container data type
  • Welsh: tŵpl — container data type