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doubling

doub·ling

US/ˈdʌblɪŋ/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

increase by a factor of two

  • “doubling with a computer took no time at all”
2.

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

  • “I decided his double was a bluff”
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Phrases

  • doubling die
  • doubling time
  • period doubling

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