quintuplet

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quintuplet

The quintuplets are playing together in the park.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A set of five similar things considered as a unit: "quintuplet" can refer to a group of five identical or similar items.
    • One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy: "quintuplet" is commonly used to refer to one individual from a set of five siblings born together.
    • The cardinal number five: In some contexts, particularly in music or poetry, "quintuplet" can denote the number five itself.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The data was organized into quintuplets for analysis. (The information was grouped into sets of five for examination.)
    • She is a quintuplet, and her four siblings look just like her. (She is one of five children born at the same time, and her four brothers/sisters resemble her closely.)
    • The musical phrase was written as a quintuplet. (The sequence of notes was composed as a group of five to be played in the time of four.)
Advanced Usage
  • In music: A "quintuplet" is a group of five notes played in the time normally taken by four notes of the same type.
    • The composer's use of a quintuplet created a complex rhythmic pattern.
  • In statistics/data: Data points can be grouped into quintuplets for systematic comparison.
    • The algorithm processes the samples in quintuplets.
Variants and Related Words
  • Quintuplets (n, plural): The more common form, specifically referring to the five children born together.
    • The quintuplets celebrated their birthday together.
  • Quintuple (adj): Consisting of five parts or things; fivefold.
    • The company reported a quintuple increase in profits.
  • Quintuplicate (n/adj): One of five identical copies; fivefold.
    • Please submit the form in quintuplicate.
Synonyms
  • Set of five: A group of five items.
  • Five: The number.
  • Pentad: (Formal) A group or set of five.
Related Phrases
  • To give birth to quintuplets: The act of having five babies in one birth.
    • The couple made headlines when they gave birth to quintuplets.
quintuplet

The quintuplets are playing together in the park.

Noun
  1. a set of five similar things considered as a unit
  2. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
  3. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

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