thousand-fold

Thân thiện

The scientist discovered the new compound was a thousand-fold more potent.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To a degree or magnitude that is one thousand times greater: Used to indicate multiplication by a factor of one thousand, often in comparisons of quantity, intensity, or degree.

Usage

The adverb "thousand-fold" is used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to express an increase by a thousand times. It is typically used in formal, scientific, or literary contexts to emphasize an extreme degree of change or difference.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The investment grew thousand-fold over several decades.
  • The new process has increased efficiency thousand-fold.
  • As stated, this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic than the common variety.

Advanced Usage

• "a thousand-fold": Often used with the indefinite article "a" to form an adverbial phrase.
  • The city's population expanded a thousand-fold in a century.
• Used in similes or metaphors for dramatic effect.
  • Her gratitude increased thousand-fold when she learned the full story.

Variants and Related Words

• Thousandfold (adj/adv): An alternative, often single-word spelling with the same meaning.
  • They experienced a thousandfold return.
• Thousand (n): The cardinal number 1,000.
• Fold (suffix): A suffix meaning "multiplied by" or "times," as in , , .

Synonyms

• By a factor of a thousand: A more technical synonym.
• A thousand times: A simpler, more common synonym.

Antonyms

• Minimally: To a very small degree.
• Fractionally: By a very small fraction.

Notes

"Thousand-fold" specifically denotes multiplication. It is not used for simple addition or for describing a group of one thousand items. The primary function is to compare an increased state directly to an original state, emphasizing the immense scale of the change.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. by three orders of magnitude
   • this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thousand times