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[ noun ] increase by a factor of four

Used in print

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

If , in a certain part of the range , it starts life 1 foot longer than do any of the other ( relatively large ) giants , and reaches maturity at , let us guess , 18 inches longer than the others , a quadrupling of the maturity length would result in a maximum of ( nearly ) 40 feet .

Related terms

multiplication quadruple

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