Definition:Ordered Tuple/Also known as
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Definition
Some sources refer to an ordered tuple as a tuple.
The term ordered $n$-tuple can sometimes be seen, particularly for specific instances of $n$.
Instead of writing 2-tuple, 3-tuple and 4-tuple, the terms couple, triple and quadruple are usually used.
In the context of abstract algebra, the concept is encountered as (associative) word.