Intuitive: a n-tuple is a composite with n elements. t = (x1, x2, ..., xn). (2) In axiomatic set theory the above definition is typically not used because students are introduced to function as a special kind of relation and relation is a set of tuples. So the following technical trick is used:
Definitions for shamanËÊÉ mÉn, ËÊeÉª-, ËÊÃ¦m Én. shaman, priest-doctor(noun) in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination. shaman(Noun) A traditional (prescientific) faith healer.
Most commonly the shaman is a man. Among the Yakuts, the Carib tribes, and in Northern California there are female as well as male shamans; and in some cases, e.g., the Yakuts, male shamans have to assume women's dress. Every Maori warrior is a shaman.