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-ple

/pəl/

-ple suffix: a tuple containing the specified number of terms. Also the alternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.

Suffix

-ple

  1. A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
  2. Containing the specified number of terms.
    • […]where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx₁dx₂....dxₙ.1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108

Also used as

-ple is also the alternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.

Synonyms of -ple

Origin of -ple

From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Questions about -ple

What does -ple mean?
-ple means a tuple containing the specified number of terms.
What part of speech is -ple?
-ple is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ple?
-ple is pronounced /pəl/.

Words near -ple in the dictionary

  1. -plasm
  2. -plast
  3. -plasty
  4. -plasy
  5. -platin
  6. -ple
  7. -plegia
  8. -plegic
  9. -plex
  10. -plinerved
  11. -ploid

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