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Quadruple vs Fourfold - What's the difference?

quadruple | fourfold |

As adjectives the difference between quadruple and fourfold

is that quadruple is being four times as long, as big or as many of something while fourfold is four times as great.

As a verb quadruple

is to multiply by four.

As an adverb fourfold is

by a factor of four.

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 .

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    fourfold

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • four times as great
  • quadruple

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • by a factor of four
  • * Bible, 2. Sam. xii. 6
    • He shall restore the lamb fourfold .