nine times
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Definition
- Adverb:
- By a factor of nine; multiplied by nine: This adverb describes an increase, decrease, or multiplication where the final amount is nine times the original amount.
Usage
- The phrase "nine times" is used to indicate multiplication or a proportional change. It is often followed by an adjective (like "larger") or used with a verb to show the result of multiplication.
- It is commonly seen in mathematical, financial, scientific, and general comparative contexts.
Examples
- Adverb:
- The company's profits grew nine times over the last decade.
- This new material is nine times stronger than the old one.
- He can run nine times the distance he could last year.
Advanced Usage
- "nine times out of ten": An idiomatic expression meaning "almost always" or "in the vast majority of cases." This is a fixed phrase where "nine times" does not refer to literal multiplication.
- Nine times out of ten, the simplest solution is the best one.
Variants and Related Words
- Ninefold (adj. & adv.): Consisting of nine parts or being nine times as great or as numerous. This is a more formal synonym.
- Adjective: a ninefold increase in capacity.
- Adverb: The population has increased ninefold.
- Times (preposition): Used to indicate multiplication (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Ninefold: By a factor of nine.
- Multiplied by nine: Increased ninefold.
Related Phrases
- Nine times as many/much: A common comparative structure.
- We need nine times as much water to fill the larger tank.
- Increase ninefold: A verb phrase meaning to become nine times greater.
- Demand is expected to increase ninefold.
Related Idioms
- Nine times out of ten: As mentioned in Advanced Usage, this idiom means "very frequently" or "almost always."
- He's late nine times out of ten.
Adverb
- by a factor of nine
- my investment has increased ninefold