Doubling (Noun)
Meaning 1
Increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The company is undergoing a period of rapid expansion, with revenues doubling every quarter.
- By using a more efficient algorithm, the engineers were able to reduce the processing time to a level that was half the original, effectively doubling the throughput.
- Doubling back on himself, he retraced his steps to see if he had missed anything.
- The biologist was thrilled to discover that the new fertilizer resulted in doubling of crop yields.
- Doubling as a teacher and a researcher, she was able to bring real-world examples into the classroom.
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Meaning 2
Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.