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In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally dropped before a root that begins with a vowel, with the exceptions of bi-, which is extended to bis-before a vowel; among the other monosyllables, du-, di-, dvi-, and tri-, never vary.
The term originated as an abstraction of the sequence: single, couple/double, triple, quadruple, quintuple, sextuple, septuple, octuple, ..., n ‑tuple, ..., where the prefixes are taken from the Latin names of the numerals. The unique 0-tuple is called the null tuple or empty tuple.
Depending on context (i.e. language, culture, region, ...) some large numbers have names that allow for describing large quantities in a textual form; not mathematical.For very large values, the text is generally shorter than a decimal numeric representation although longer than scientific notation.
The smallest of the octuplets, Odera, died a week after birth. [138] A set of octuplets was born between 13–16 September 2000, in Milan, Italy, to Mariella Mazzara and Giovanni Pierrera of Trapani. One died immediately after birth; two within a few days of birth; and the oldest, Margherita, died a month later on 10 October. [139] [140]
A pro cards an octuple bogey! Plus: Tyrrell Hatton's colorful win, TGL's next step, and Augusta National's condition
The adjective octuple (Latin octu-plus) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive octuplet is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root *θmn-, whence Akkadian smn-, Arabic ṯmn-, Hebrew šmn-etc.
In computing, octuple precision is a binary floating-point-based computer number format that occupies 32 bytes (256 bits) in computer memory. This 256- bit octuple precision is for applications requiring results in higher than quadruple precision .
The boat manufacturer 'Stampflï' has created a triple with only three seats (rather than using a quad occupied by three people). A rare sculling shell is the octuple, rowed by an eight-man crew, which is sometimes used by large rowing programs to teach novice rowers how to scull in a balanced, coxed boat.