Definition of decuple - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
mathematicsRare amount ten times as large as a referenceRare
- The decuple of 5 is 50.
Verb
1.
growthRare increase an amount by ten timesRare
- The population is expected to decuple in the next decade.
2.
mathematicsRare multiply a number by tenRare
- The company aims to decuple its profits this year.
Adjective
quantityRare ten times as much or as manyRare
- The decuple amount surprised everyone.
Origin of decuple
Latin, decem (ten) + -plus (fold)
Examples of decuple in a sentence
In the equation, find the decuple of the variable. The company aims to decuple its revenue by 2025. Their goal is to decuple the output within five years. He managed to decuple his investment in a decade. The recipe requires you to decuple the ingredients for the banquet. A decuple increase overwhelmed the budgeting team.
They reported decuple profits in the second quarter.
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- French:décuple, décupler, ...
- German:Zehnfache, verzehnfachen, ...
- Italian:decuplo, decuplicare, ...
- Spanish:décuplo, decuplar, ...
- Portuguese:décuplo, decuplar, ...
- Chinese:十倍, 增加十倍, ...
- Japanese:十倍, 10倍にする, ...
- Arabic:عَشَرَة أَضْعَاف, زادَ عَشَرَةَ أَضْعاف, ...
- Hebrew:כַּמוּת פִּי עֶשֶׂר, לְהַכְפִּיל בְּעֶשֶׂר, ...
- Russian:десятикратное, увеличиваться в десять раз, ...
- Ukrainian:десятикратне, збільшувати вдесятеро, ...
- Hindi:दशगुना, दस गुना बढ़ाना, ...
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