I'm trying to think of a word that basically communicates something in between a single and a double.
Is there such a thing as half of a tuple?
How would you communicate something that is in between a single and a double?
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How on earth do you tie half a knot? – Nuclear Hoagie Sep 02 '15 at 15:03
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You're not, but you kinda are... If you tied two ropes together with a double overhand, you're essentially left with a knot with four loops. A single overhand would be two loops. The knot I'm tying has three loops... I'm tying a single with one strand, then a double with the other, but in "knot math" that does not add up to a triple, it's one single less that a double... but not a single... I need help. – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:10
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A singled double? – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:12
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Half singling a double? – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:13
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Three half-tuples? – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:14
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Are you looking for "a square knot"? – Centaurus Sep 02 '15 at 15:22
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@Centaurus, No. If you're a knot nerd, the square not is ABOK #1402, what I'm tying is a variation of ABOK #1410. – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:32
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1@tchrist, this isn't a duplicate, that question is about Ordinal Numbers, this one is about Tuples. – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 15:45
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@ShemSeger I meant to flag it as possible duplicate, not slam it down. I keep forgetting that I have superpowers. Sorry! I'm not sure what's best now. I can reopen it, and will if there are other votes to do so. – tchrist Sep 02 '15 at 16:07
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Isn't it just half? Half hitch, half knot, half windsor, etc. I remember a lot of knots having half versions from my macrame days... – VampDuc Sep 02 '15 at 16:50
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@VampDuc No it's not. It's a flat overhand that's been separated into one single and one double but still tied into a single flat knot. – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 16:54
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@ShemSeger I'm having a hard time visualizing such a knot. I'd describe it (based on what I said before) as an overhand-and-a-half, but since you say that is wrong (and I defer to you, I'm not an expert), I have no idea. – VampDuc Sep 02 '15 at 16:59
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Half again as much. – John Lawler Sep 02 '15 at 17:27
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You'd think that there is a term for that in the parlance of knot-tying, much like there is a "half-double" crochet stitch. – Kristina Lopez Sep 02 '15 at 18:46
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Give us a photo or diagram. – chasly - supports Monica Sep 02 '15 at 21:01
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Forget about the knot, focus on the tuples. Is there a word for half a tuple? – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 21:15
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There is a Latinate prefix, sesqui-, for 'one and a half', which is occasionally used for terms like sesquicentenary. How you adapt this to your very specific situation (and whether it will mean anything to anyone else when you do so) is up to you.
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1I was able to discover that Sesquidupal was a word which means two and a half, but I can't find a series of tuple and a half words. – ShemSeger Sep 02 '15 at 17:41
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Wikipedia indicates that various Latin roots are used with the "uple" endings. Unfortunately, there seems to be no Greek equivalent to "sesqui-": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_prefix – herisson Sep 03 '15 at 03:56
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I'd say half-double. Refer to crochet terms.
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1Because it's only half doubled haha. One half double is half the increase a double would be, so 50% more – Some_Guy Sep 03 '15 at 08:58
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Half of double is single. If you're talking about a quantity rather than groups of integral units, you can say "one and a half."
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