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Triple vs Quadruple - What's the difference?

triple | quadruple |

As nouns the difference between triple and quadruple

is that triple is hat trick while quadruple is quadruplet.

As verbs the difference between triple and quadruple

is that triple is while quadruple is .

triple

English

(wikipedia triple)

Adjective

(-)
  • Made up of three related elements, often matching
    • The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
  • Three times the quantity
    • Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
  • Designed for three users
    • a triple room
  • Folded in three; composed of three layers
  • Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
    • a triple meaning
  • (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
  • (obsolete) One of three; third.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Related terms

    * duple * treble

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
    • I've had a hard day, make that a triple .
  • (US) A hamburger with three patties.
    • I'd like a triple with cheese.
  • (baseball) A three-base hit
    • The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
  • (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  • (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

    • Derived terms

    * triplestore

    Verb

    (tripl)
  • To multiply by three
    • The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  • (baseball) To get a three-base hit
    • The batter tripled into the gap.
  • To become three times as large
    • Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
  • To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
  • * 1982 , Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)
    • Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.
  • * 2011 , Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl
    • Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.

    See also

    * treble * triple jump * triple sec * triple goddess (coefficient)

    Anagrams

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    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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