What does "quadruple" mean?
Quadruple: Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts.
Additional senses
- 2.four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.
- 3.To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice. A. Smith.
- 4.To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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