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quadruple

 
Dictionary: quad·ru·ple   (kwŏ-drū'pəl, -drŭp'əl, kwŏd'rʊ-pəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Consisting of four parts or members.
  2. Four times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
  3. Music. Having four beats to the measure.
n.
A fourfold amount or number.

tr. & intr.v., -pled, -pling, -ples.
To multiply or be multiplied by four: quadrupled the order; quadrupled in size.

[From Middle English quadriple, fourfold amount, and quadruple, tooth with four roots, both from Old French quadruple, from Latin quadruplum, from neuter of quadruplus, fourfold : quadru-, quadri-, quadri- + -plus, -fold.]

quadruply quad·ru'ply adv.

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IN BRIEF: To multiply by four.

pronunciation They won quadruple the number of games this year compared with last year.

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For international treaties with the name, see Quadruple Alliance

In mathematics, a quadruple or quadruplet is an n-tuple with n being 4. This means it depicts four elements, with the order of the elements carrying meaning. This differs from a set, where the order of the elements is meaningless and where no element could exist more than once. Derived from this abstract meaning, it is used in several other contexts including:


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - firedobbelt
v. tr. - firdoble
v. intr. - firdobles, blive fire gange så stor
n. - firdobling

Nederlands (Dutch)
viervoud(ig), vierdelig, verviervoudigen, vierkwarts(maat)

Français (French)
adj. - quadruple
v. tr. - quadrupler
v. intr. - quadrupler
n. - quadruple

Deutsch (German)
n. - das Vierfache
v. - vervierfachen, mit vier malnehmen
adj. - vierfach, viermal, Vierer-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (το) τετραπλάσιο
v. - τετραπλασιάζω/-ομαι
adj. - τετραπλάσιος, τετραπλός, τετράδιπλος

Italiano (Italian)
quadruplo, quadruplicare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quádruplo (m)
v. - quadruplicar
adj. - quádruplo

Русский (Russian)
четырехкратный, четырехчастный, учетверенное количество

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cuádruple
v. tr. - cuadruplicar
v. intr. - cuadruplicarse
n. - cuádruplo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fyrdubbelt tal, fyrdubbel mängd
v. - fyrdubblas
adj. - fyrdubbel, fyrfaldig, kvadruplex

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
四倍的, 四部组成的, 四重的, 使成四倍, 成为四倍, 四倍数

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 四倍的, 四部組成的, 四重的
v. tr. - 使成四倍
v. intr. - 成為四倍
n. - 四倍數

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 4곱의, 4중의, 4부로 된
v. tr. - 4배로 하다
v. intr. - 4배로 되다
n. - 4배, 4배의 양

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 4倍の, 4重の
n. - 4倍
v. - 4倍にする, 4倍になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أربع أضعف (فعل) يزداد أربع أضعف, يربع (صفه) مضاعف أربع أضعف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פי 4, מורכב מארבעה חלקים, עם ארבעה משתתפים‬
v. tr. - ‮כפל בארבע, הגדיל פי ארבע‬
v. intr. - ‮נכפל בארבע‬
n. - ‮מספר כפול פי ארבע ממספר אחר‬


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