20x

Twenty times over

Twenty times the amount—a multiplier indicating something is twenty times greater than a baseline.

In startup and investment culture, 20x typically describes returns: We got a 20x return on that early investment.

Also used for emphasis on improvement or intensity: This new system is 20x faster.

multiplication

multiplier

Number that scales another

growth · return · gain · leverage · profit · yield · investment · compound · scaling · multiple

magnification

zoom

Rapid movement or magnification

lens · close-up · scale · resolution · detail · optics · binoculars · macro · viewfinder · focal

Opposites
multiplicative direction

20xhalving

Dividing into two

fractional · reduction · contraction · diminishment

magnitude of change

20xunchanged

Not modified at all

flat · static · no change · doubling · incremental

multiplication factor

20x20th

Ordinal for twenty

halved · divided · fractional · shrunk · reduced

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G