doubleton

English

Etymology

double +‎ -ton

Noun

doubleton (plural doubletons)

1. (mathematics, rare) A set containing precisely two elements.
2. (bridge) A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
   • 2009 January 8, Phillip Alder, “Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup”:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• singleton

Translations

math: set of two elements

• Bulgarian: дубъл (bg) (dubǎl) m

bridge: two cards of same suit

• Bulgarian: дубъл (bg) (dubǎl) m

• Finnish: dubbeli (fi)

See also

• Glossary of contract bridge terms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Glossary of contract bridge terms