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Decouple vs Decuple - What's the difference?

decouple | decuple |

As verbs the difference between decouple and decuple

is that decouple is while decuple is .

decouple

English

Verb

(wikipedia decouple)
  • to unlink; to take apart
    • Radiation decoupled from matter

    decuple

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) tenfold

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) An amount multiplied by ten.
  • *

    • Verb

    (decupl)
  • (archaic) To multiply by ten.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * decuplet

    References

    * Chambers's Etymological Dictionary , 1896, p. 114 ----