Chinese symbol for “tuple”

元组

yuán zǔ

Traditional: 元組

tuple

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuple is 元组 (yuán zǔ), defined as: tuple.

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Characters and stroke order

元 yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

radical 10 ⼉ · 4 strokes

组 zǔ

to form, to assemble; section, department

radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

組 zǔ

Related words

Other words that share a character with 元组.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
美元	měi yuán	American dollar; US dollar
多元	duō yuán	poly-; multi-
元素	yuán sù	element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
欧元 (歐元)	ōu yuán	euro (currency)
公元	gōng yuán	CE (Common Era); Christian Era
单元 (單元)	dān yuán	unit (forming an entity); element
组织 (組織)	zǔ zhī	to organize; organization
组成 (組成)	zǔ chéng	to form; to make up

See also: Japanese symbol for “tuple”.

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