Triple
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Triple means composed of three related elements, often matching.
Triple may refer to:
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[edit] Science, technology, and mathematics
- Multiplication by 3
- Triple, another name for a Monad (category theory)
- Triple, a mathematical term for an n-tuple with n being three
- Triple, a subject–predicate–object expression in Resource Description Framework
- Triple, another name for a Straight-3 engine
[edit] Music and literature
- Triple metre, a musical metre characterized by a primary division of three beats to the bar
- Triple (novel), a novel by Ken Follett involving a fictionalized account of Operation Plumbat
- Triple, a humorous paraprosdokian consisting of three statements, in which the third statement does not match the first two
[edit] Sports
- Triple (baseball), a three-base hit in baseball
- Triple, term for a basketball three-point field goal
- Triple, a bowling term for three strikes in a row
- Triple jump, a three-steps-long jump in athletics
- Triple jump, a figure skating jump
- Triple, in motocross, three jumps in a row for which it is possible for an advanced rider to jump over, skipping two jumps
[edit] See also
- 3 (number)
- Triad (disambiguation)
- Triadic (disambiguation)
- Triplet (disambiguation)
- 3 (disambiguation)
- Third (disambiguation)
- Triumvirate
- Troika (disambiguation)
- Trio
- Trinity
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