Triple

Triple, a doublet of "treble" or "threefold" (from Latin triplus, "triple"; cf. "double" from duplus), is used in several contexts:

• Triple metre, a musical metre characterized by a primary division of three beats to the bar
• 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
• A straight-three engine
• A semi-truck with three trailers
• The native data format used in RDF is called a triple

Sports

• Triple (baseball), a three-base hit
• Triple, term for a basketball three-point field goal
• Triple, in bowling terms, 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 which it is possible for an advanced rider to jump over, skipping two jumps

See also

• 3 (disambiguation)
• Triad (disambiguation)
• Triadic (disambiguation)
• Triplestore, a purpose-built database for Resource Description Framework metadata
• Triplet (disambiguation)
• Third (disambiguation)
• Triumvirate, a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals
• Troika (disambiguation)
• Trio (disambiguation)
• Trinity (disambiguation)
• Tripel, a style of beer

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