decuple (redirected from decupled)

dec·u·ple  (dky-pl)

adj.

1. Consisting of ten parts or members.

2. Ten times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.

n.

A tenfold amount or number.

intr. & tr.v. dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling, dec·u·ples

To multiply or be multiplied by ten.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus : Latin decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots + Latin -plus, -fold; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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de·cuply adv.

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decuple [ˈdɛkjʊp^əl]

vb

(Mathematics) (tr) to increase by ten times

n

(Mathematics) an amount ten times as large as a given reference

adj

(Mathematics) increasing tenfold

[from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus tenfold, from Latin decem ten]