Doubleton vs Tripleton - What's the difference?
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(mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements.
(bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 8, Phillip Alder, Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup, New York Times
, passage=If she had had the doubleton ace of diamonds and a low club, she would have made a four-club splinter bid, showing four-card spade support, the values for game and a singleton or void in clubs. }}
(bridge) Three cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 9, author=Phillip Alder, title=For a Young Polish Player, One Trip Yields Two Gold Medals, work=New York Times
, passage=It means that you lead low from a doubleton and the middle card from a tripleton . }}
Doubleton is a related term of tripleton.
In bridge|lang=en terms the difference between doubleton and tripleton
is that doubleton is (bridge) a pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand while tripleton is (bridge) three cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand.As nouns the difference between doubleton and tripleton
is that doubleton is (mathematics|rare) a set containing precisely two elements while tripleton is (bridge) three cards of the same suit, held in a dealt hand.doubleton
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* (Glossary of contract bridge terms)tripleton
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