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.

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