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sub-tuples

 

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Sub-tuples

Description

Sub-tuples refer to smaller subsets or fragments of tuples in the context of computer programming and mathematics. Tuples, in these disciplines, represent ordered collections of elements.

Senses and Usages

Sense 1: Computer Programming

In computer programming, sub-tuples are utilized to extract or manipulate specific elements or subgroups within a larger tuple. They allow for the decomposition and selective handling of tuple components.

Example sentence: In Python, you can easily access sub-tuples by using slicing techniques like `tuple[start:end]`, which returns a new tuple containing the elements from the start index up to but not including the end index.

Sense 2: Mathematics

In mathematics, a sub-tuple represents a subset of elements from a tuple set. It comprises elements taken from the original tuple without any alteration to their order.

Example sentence: The sub-tuples of (1, 2, 3) are (1), (2), (3), (1, 2), (1, 3), and (2, 3), while the original tuple itself is also considered a sub-tuple.

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