What does the term “Tuple” Mean in Relational Databases?

Question

Please explain what is meant by tuples in sql?Thanks..

Answer 1

Whatever its use in mathematics, a tuple in RDBMS is commonly considered to be a row in a table or result set. In an RDBMS a tuple is unordered. A tuple in an MDDBMS is the instance of data in a cell with its associated dimension instances (members).

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