Decuple

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdÉ›kjuːpəɫ/

Origin

From French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus ("tenfold"), from Latin decem ("ten"), and plico ("fold").

Full definition of decuple

Adjective

1. (archaic) tenfold

Noun

1. (archaic) An amount multiplied by ten.
• 1842, Jacob Reese Eckfeldt, A manual of gold and silver coins of all nations, struck within ..., The gold coin of the law of 1818 is of four denominations; the decuple of 30 ducats, the half-decuple, ...

Verb

1. (archaic) To multiply by ten.
• 2004, Mark Collier, The UCL Lahun papyri: religious, literary, legal, mathematical and ..., The multiplications on this fragment show four of the basic techniques used by the Egyptian scribe in performing calculations: doubling, halving, decupling, and "taking two-thirds".

Related terms

• decuplet