Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Consisting of five parts or elements: "quintuple" describes something that is made up of five units, components, or members.
   • Five times as great or as many: "quintuple" indicates an amount that is multiplied by five.

2. Noun:

   • A set of five similar things considered as a unit: "quintuple" can refer to a group of five items, often identical or related, treated as a single entity.
   • A quantity five times as great as another: "quintuple" can denote the product of multiplying something by five.

3. Verb:

   • To make or become five times as great or as numerous: "quintuple" means to multiply by five or to increase fivefold.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The company announced a quintuple alliance of five major firms. (The company announced a five-part alliance of five major firms.)
  • He aimed for a quintuple victory, winning all five available championships. (He aimed for a fivefold victory, winning all five available championships.)

• Noun:

  • The birth of quintuplets is a quintuple, a rare and remarkable event. (The birth of quintuplets is a set of five, a rare and remarkable event.)
  • The investment yielded a quintuple of its original value. (The investment yielded five times its original value.)

• Verb:

  • The factory plans to quintuple its production capacity within two years. (The factory plans to increase its production capacity fivefold within two years.)
  • As shown in the reference, the population quintupled over the century. (As shown in the reference, the population increased fivefold over the century.)

Advanced Usage

• In mathematics and statistics: Used to describe a fivefold relationship or multiplication.

  • The data showed a quintuple correlation between the variables. (The data showed a fivefold correlation between the variables.)

• In sports and competitions: Used to denote winning five major titles or achievements.

  • Achieving the quintuple in European football is an extraordinary feat. (Achieving the set of five major trophies in European football is an extraordinary feat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quintuplet (n): One of five children born at the same time to the same mother; a group of five notes played in the time of four.

  • The family welcomed a set of quintuplets. (The family welcomed a set of five babies.)

• Quintuply (adv): In a fivefold manner; to five times the degree.

  • The efficiency was increased quintuply. (The efficiency was increased fivefold.)

Synonyms

• Fivefold (adj/adv): Consisting of five parts; five times as much.
• Pentad (n): A group or set of five.

Related Phrases

• To quintuple in size: To become five times larger.

  • The small startup quintupled in size within a decade. (The small startup became five times larger within a decade.)

• A quintuple increase: An increase by a factor of five.

  • The policy led to a quintuple increase in applications. (The policy led to a fivefold increase in applications.)

Adjective

1. having five units or components

Noun

1. a set of five similar things considered as a unit

Verb

1. increase fivefold
   • The population of China quintupled