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All those, and they couldn't even say which way "tuple" was supposed to be pronounced? I've been dying to know!
by devinj 16y ago
All those, and they couldn't even say which way "tuple" was supposed to be pronounced? I've been dying to know!
- flatline 16y agoI've always pronounced it "toople" but I have never heard many people actually say the word. It's especially confusing as e.g. quintuple is different.
- mojuba 16y agoAs far as I know "tuh-ple" is American programming jargon (Python jargon for sure), while everywhere else it's "too-ple", including American mathematics and European everything - programming and math. Correct me if I'm wrong.
- Volt 16y agoI have no idea personally, but I say "tuh-ple" because it comes from "n-tuple" (think of how you pronounce "quintuple").
- jrp 16y agoWhat about quadru(oo)ple?
- hugh3 16y agoI would pronounce it with the first syllable rhyming with "stew", not "too". I admit the distinction would be lost on anyone with an American accent anyway since "too" and "stew" rhyme in American English.
- devinj 16y agoSome of the Canadian/American computer-scientists I've spoken to say it as "tuh-ple", including Stephen Cook. I count them as mathematicians. Honestly the only person I've known to say toople is, uh, me.