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# triplet

noun (a triplet, triplets)

«triplet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. One of three children born to the same mother at the same time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#m1)
2. A group or set of three things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#m2)
3. (music) Three notes played in the time usually taken by two. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#m3)
4. (maths) A set of three numbers, such as a Pythagorean triplet like 3, 4, 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life triplets are rare; people often find it hard to tell identical triplets apart. In maths, a triplet is a set of three numbers, and in geometry a Pythagorean triplet fits a right-angled triangle (3² + 4² = 5²). In music, triplets give a bouncy rhythm. Phrases: «a set of triplets», «identical triplets», «Pythagorean triplet».

### Examples

- My neighbour has triplets — two boys and a girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x1)
- The triplets all had red hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x2)
- Identical triplets look almost the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x3)
- In maths, 3, 4 and 5 make a Pythagorean triplet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x4)
- The music teacher showed us how to clap a triplet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x5)
- Mum bought three cakes, one for each triplet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x6)
- If the triplets are each 8, their ages add up to 24. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Triplets are three babies born together; twins are two; quadruplets («quads») are four. In maths problems, triplets are the same age, so multiply one age by 3 for the total. Triplets can be identical or not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «triplet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/triplet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«triplet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/triplet.html) on Mova free.