sextuples
Increases by six
Sextuples refers to six offspring born from a single pregnancy—an extremely rare event requiring medical intervention to sustain.
The word also functions as a verb meaning to multiply by six: The company sextupled its revenue in five years.
As with other numerical multiples, the stress falls on the second syllable: sex-TU-ples.
Bundled beer cans
- half-dozenGroup of six
- sestetSix-line verse unit
- sixsomeGroup containing six
- hexadGroup of six
ensemble · cluster · collection · array · bundle · set · batch · series
Ordered finite sequence
- hexadGroup of six
- orderedArranged or commanded
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
Cartesian · vector · set · elements · combinatorics · permutation · algebra · geometry
Growth in amount
- multiplyIncrease in number
- factorContributor to result
- growthIncrease in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
amplification · scaling · doubling · tripling · quadrupling · quintupling · exponential · compound
Seldom occurring or found
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- unusualNot often encountered
- rareSeldom found or seen
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
scarce · singular · extraordinary · atypical · anomalous · seldom · few · limited
six-pack
Bundled beer cans
- half-dozenGroup of six
- sestetSix-line verse unit
- sixsomeGroup containing six
hexad · ensemble · cluster · collection · array · bundle · set · batch · series · grouping
tuple
Ordered finite sequence
- hexadGroup of six
- orderedArranged or commanded
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
sequence · Cartesian · vector · set · elements · combinatorics · permutation · algebra · geometry · matrix
increase
Growth in amount
expansion · amplification · scaling · doubling · tripling · quadrupling · quintupling · exponential · compound · magnification
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- unusualNot often encountered
- rareSeldom found or seen
exceptional · scarce · singular · extraordinary · atypical · anomalous · seldom · few · limited · unique