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nonuple

nonuple

9.9
An ordered collection of nine items like a list of nine things
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈjuːpəl/
  • Specialized
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  • A nonuple consists of nine elements.

Examples

  • In the database schema each record was stored as a nonuple representing nine related attributes.

  • The algorithm sorts a list of nonuples by their last coordinate in ascending order.

  • When exporting the vectors to CSV, she converted each 9-tuple into a nonuple for clarity.

  • The nonuple was essential for the simulation.

  • In mathematics, a nonuple is often used to describe an ordered set of nine values.

  • Each data entry in the software was represented as a nonuple, consisting of nine distinct fields.

  • The researcher analyzed the patterns within a nonuple that contained nine different measurements.

Surface Forms

nonuple singular
nonuples plural

Morphology

nonuple = nine-tuple (semi-transparent) = nonu + ple

Built analogically from the numeric pattern (e.g., quadruple, quintuple) to mean 'a nine-element tuple'; understandable to those familiar with numeric -tuple terminology but not transparently analyzable from common standalone words.

Etymology

Nonuple comes from the Latin novem 'nine' plus the ending -uple 'fold', like in double and triple, so a nonuple is simply a group or set of nine related items.