quintuple
/'kwintjupl/
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Definition
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.
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.
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
- having five units or components
Noun
- a set of five similar things considered as a unit
Verb
- increase fivefold
- The population of China quintupled