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sedecuple
/ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/
adj 3verb 1
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3VERB + SEDECUPLE
note, squared
SEDECUPLE + NOUN
arrangement, n, ratio
ADV.
namely
Definitions
adj
1
Sixteenfold.
If for duple we had ſubſtituted triple, quadruple, quintuple, &c. the action would have come out noncuple, ſedecuple, 25ple.
2
Sixteenfold.
As an example, let us take a ratio which is two-thirds of a quadruple. Since 2 is the numerator, we shall have one-third of a quadruple ratio squared, namely a sedecuple ratio.
3
Sixteenfold.
Gozzini and Iannuzzi (1960) proposed the use of sixteen microwave spectrometer systems connected in parallel and fed by the same source. It is interesting to note that this sedecuple arrangement did not burgeon forth from an opulent American laboratory.
verb
1
To increase by a factor of sixteen.
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If for duple we had ſubſtituted triple, quadruple, quintuple, &c. the action would have come out noncuple, ſedecuple, 25ple.
Wiktionary02
As an example, let us take a ratio which is two-thirds of a quadruple. Since 2 is the numerator, we shall have one-third of a quadruple ratio squared, namely a sedecuple ratio.
Wiktionary03
Gozzini and Iannuzzi (1960) proposed the use of sixteen microwave spectrometer systems connected in parallel and fed by the same source. It is interesting to note that this sedecuple arrangement did n
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