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Quadrant vs Quadruple - What's the difference?

quadrant | quadruple |

As nouns the difference between quadrant and quadruple

is that quadrant is quadrant (region of the cartesian plane) while quadruple is quadruplet.

As a verb quadruple is

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quadrant

English

(wikipedia quadrant)

Alternative forms

* quadraunt (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
  • (mathematics) The four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
  • (geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
  • (nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

    • See also

    * octant * sextant ----

    quadruple

    English

    (wikipedia quadruple)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

    • Verb

  • To multiply by four.
    • Quadrupling four gives sixteen.
  • To increase by a factor of four.
    • Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements .

    External links

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    See also

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