What does fourfold mean?
Definitions for fourfold
ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr-four·fold
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Princeton's WordNet
quadruple, fourfold, four-foldadjective
four times as great or many
"a fourfold increase in the dosage"
quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-foldadverb
having four units or components
"quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
fourfold, four timesadverb
by a factor of four
"the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"
Wiktionary
fourfoldadverb
by a factor of four
fourfoldadjective
four times as great
fourfoldadjective
quadruple
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fourfoldadjective
Four times told.
Etymology: four and fold.
He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he had no pity. 2 Sa. xii. 6.
ChatGPT
fourfold
Fourfold is an adjective or adverb that means four times as great or as many. It indicates that something has increased or been multiplied by four. It can also refer to something that is made up of four parts or elements.
Webster Dictionary
Fourfold
four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division
Fourfoldnoun
four times as many or as much
Fourfoldverb
to make four times as much or as many, as an assessment,; to quadruple
Etymology: [AS. fewerfeold.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fourfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fourfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of fourfold in a Sentence
Over the last decade, we've certainly seen a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases in the European region, and measles is one of them, in 2017, we had a fourfold increase( in measles), and that seems to be continuing into 2018.
Before, in the territory of the Donetsk region, there were 55 local courts ... employing 3,262 people. That's the size of a full-fledged mechanized infantry unit, the number of judges has now been reduced fourfold.
You can say that someone [who's depressed] has a three- or fourfold higher risk of violence, but if that only amounts to 1 to 2 percent more risk in a 10-year period — that's really a very small risk in absolute terms.
A fourfold increase makes everybody jump with concern, but it’s a small percentage, children have a low risk of being hospitalized, but those who do are unvaccinated.
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