Definition

Noun: 1. The act of making something three times as great or as many; multiplication by three: "Tripling" refers to the process of increasing a quantity, amount, or degree so that it becomes three times its original size or number.

Usage

"Tripling" is used to describe a specific type of multiplicative increase. It is commonly applied in contexts involving numbers, statistics, capacity, or effort. - The noun form is standard. It often follows prepositions like "of" or "resulted in." - It can function as the subject or object of a sentence.

Examples

• The tripling of the company's revenue in one year was remarkable.
• We achieved a tripling in production capacity after upgrading the factory.
• The policy led to the tripling of application numbers.

Advanced Usage

• "result in a tripling of": to cause something to become three times larger.
  • The new investment is expected to result in a tripling of our research budget.
• "see/witness a tripling": to experience or observe a threefold increase.
  • The region has seen a tripling of tourist arrivals this decade.

Variants and Related Words

• Triple (verb): To make or become three times as much or as many.
  • The company aims to triple its market share.
• Triple (adjective): Consisting of three parts or things; three times as much.
  • She hit a triple in the baseball game.
• Threefold (adjective/adverb): Three times as great or as numerous.
  • There was a threefold increase in demand.

Synonyms

• Threefold increase
• Multiplication by three

Antonyms

• Reduction by a third
• Decreasing by a factor of three

Noun

1. increase by a factor of three