Used in a Sentence

triplets

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for triplets.

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The first is an alternating pattern of triplets: x-- x-x x-- x-x And the second is four parts of near-repeat triplets.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Synonym of three-card monte.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of triplets gathered in one view.

noun

Synonym of three-card monte.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for triplets.

noun

Synonym of three-card monte.

Example sentences

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The first is an alternating pattern of triplets: x-- x-x x-- x-x And the second is four parts of near-repeat triplets.

2

Then what is the role of the notes repeated three times, and those triplets repeated several times?

3

Than the recession hit, times got tough, he had triplets, got a divorce and even had to lay off half his company.

4

Vary the rhythm you play (triplets, etc), switch between legato/staccato, and so on.

5

Example: triplets were born, but one died at birth, another when he was 10, and another lived to 80.

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The only valid triplets are ones that share a sum with another triplet.

7

I find it helps to look at numbers in groups (pairs or triplets) rather than individually.

8

The parens don't quite line up with how triplets are usually notated.

9

Potentially worthless anecdote: I mostly botched an algorithm for finding Pythagorean triplets in an interview recently, and still got called back.

10

Wrapping the text in parenthesis allows you to do triplets.

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So now pairs can be attacked as well as triplets and bigger; and maybe it points the way to new ways to tackle more complicated datasets.

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Because I had four kids, all ready for a freshman year in college and a wife who had just given birth to triplets?

Quote examples

1

QuickCheck just applied our "associative" function with 100 various random triplets and made sure that (+) behaved associatively in all the examples.

2

A recent paper showed that seemingly "redundant" variations of triplets led to a slightly different 3D folding structure of the DNA, with effects on the physiology of the cell.

3

Quantization can't really fix this problem; the delays seem to be uneven enough (and serious enough) that even if it barely managed to figure out "8th notes", mixing in some triplets or grace notes wouldn't go well.

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* Repetition in triplets with a serial comma ("...more empowering, more fun, and far more...", "...programmers, hackers, and reverse engineers...".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use triplets in a sentence?

The first is an alternating pattern of triplets: x-- x-x x-- x-x And the second is four parts of near-repeat triplets.

What does triplets mean?

Synonym of three-card monte.

What part of speech is triplets?

triplets is commonly used as noun.