Definition of Doubletons

1. Noun. (plural of doubleton) ¹

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Definition of Doubletons

1. doubleton [n] - See also: doubleton

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doubletons

doublespeak
doublespeaker
doublespeakers
doublespeaks
doublestack
doublestrike
doublet
doublet microtubule
doubletalk
doubleted
doublethink
doublethinks
doublethreaded
doubleton
doubletons (current term)
doubletrack
doubletracked
doubletracking
doubletracks
doubletree
doubletrees
doublets
doubletted
doublewide
doublewides
doubleword
doublewords
doubleyou
doubleyous

Literary usage of Doubletons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Statistics, Probability, and Game Theory: Papers in Honor of David Blackwell by David Blackwell, Thomas Shelburne Ferguson, Lloyd S. Shapley, James B. MacQueen (1996)
"By an elementary counting argument, the number of partitions of the set [n] that contain mi singleton sets, m2 doubletons, and so on, is #(m) := mufc (39) ..."

2. Nullo Auction by Florence Irwin (1914)
"Such situations as this, the case of singletons and doubletons, and one other case which I will explain in my chapter on nullo-leads, are the only excuses ..."

3. Expert Auction; a Clear Exposition of the Game as Actually Played by Experts by Edward Valentine Shepard (1916)
"... f Singletons lower than king "\ Class 5 -{ doubletons to 10 or 9 J- can win the first trick, but do ! Sequences to 0, J, 10 or 9 ! ..."

4. Expert Auction: A Clear Exposition of the Game as Actually Played by Experts by Edward Valentine Shepard, Whist Club (New York, N.Y.). (1916)
"In any event, the command of the suit is retained, even if the first trick is lost. Sequences to 0. J. JO o Class S •{ doubletons to 10 or 9 f Singletons ..."

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