quintuple
quintuple Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Five times as great or as numerous; fivefold.
"The company reported a quintuple increase in online sales over the past five years."
Consisting of five parts, elements, or members.
"The leaders signed a quintuple alliance to guarantee mutual defense and trade."
• verb
To make or become five times as great or as numerous; to multiply by five.
"Early investors watched their initial capital quintuple after the startup went public."
• noun
A number or amount that is five times as large as another; a set or sequence of five items.
"In computer science, a state machine can be formally represented as a quintuple of parameters."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French quintuple, from Late Latin quintuplus ('fivefold'), formed from Latin quintus ('fifth') and the suffix -plus ('fold').