Triplet

A triplet is a set of three items. It may refer to:

Science

• A series of three nucleotide bases that form Genetic code
• J-coupling as part of NMR spectroscopy
• Opal in preparation to be a gemstone
• Spin triplet in quantum mechanics — as in triplet oxygen, or simply triplet state in general.
• Tuple of length 3 in mathematics

Technologies

• Photography triplet or paint triplet
• Triplet lens, optical device consisting of three single lenses
• Tandem bicycle with three seats

Other uses

• Binghamton Triplets, a minor league baseball team
• One of three babies in a multiple birth
• The Triplets, a Catalan children's book
• The Triplets (band), a Latin pop group
• Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin of NFL fame from 1990-1999

See also

• First Hurwitz triplet
• Les Triplettes de Belleville , a 2003 french animated film by Sylvain Chomet
• Tercet in poetry
• Triad (disambiguation), another general term for a group of three
• Triptych, a work of art which is divided into three sections
• Tuplet in music