This is a definition useful in the study of number theory, related (as you can see above) to the concept of abundancy and a first cousin (as it were) of the notion of an "amicable number".
WTH kind of crap is THAT?
Is someone testing out a new random word generator?
Looking up the word *tuple* I came across this.....
What's a tuple in normal English?
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/12891/whats-a-tuple-in-normal-english
The word derives from the extended series of single, double, triple, quadruple, quintuple,..., where named multiples beyond five are generally words that end in "tuple". The natural (Latin-derived) words peter out pretty quickly, and mathematics needs more terms than a simple bipedal meat unit can easily memorize, so the term "n-tuple" was coined. Computer science took that ball and ran with it, dropping the "n-" altogether. In other words, "tuple" has no meaning in everyday English.
My understanding is that if you arrange a tuple that is a smoot long then it’s
value is equal to the IQ of the present resident of the Oval Office.
A 'tuple' in regular English is a set of numbers (typically but not by any means always integer numbers) that either share a common property or the set itself is a solution set, partial or complete, of some polynomial.
'Abundancy' is -- well, you don't want to get into what abundancy is, actually.
The intent of my rather pointed commentary was that the Commie Corpse ludicrous concept of 'friendly number' is as academically verkakht as would be the gratuitous redefinition in physics of 'gravity' to be 'the frequency of apples landing on Newton's head.'
And I'm not certain at all that the grotesque stupidity indicated by that last definition is sufficienly indicative of the abysmal lack of knowledge, coherence and intellectual competence as demonstrated by the Commie Corpse Crapheads.
FReegards to you, and I am **ALL FOR** homeschooling, SAJ