QUADRUPLICATION

Noun

quadruplication (countable and uncountable, plural quadruplications)

multiplication by four

Source: Wiktionary


Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.]

Definition: The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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