quadruplication
Making four copies
Quadruplication is the act or process of multiplying by four, or of making four copies of something.
In genetics, it refers to a mutation where a DNA segment is repeated four times.
The word appears in technical and formal contexts: The quadruplication of the original document took longer than expected.
The related verb is quadruplicate.
Multiplied by four
- tetradGroup of four units
- quaternionHypercomplex number with four components
- quadrupletOne of four twins
- quartetEnsemble of four
quad · fourplex · quadripartite · quadrennium · quadrilateral · tetrahedron · quadriceps · quadraphonic
Increase in number
- factorContributor to result
- productManufactured item for sale
- timesOccurrences or multiplications
- multiplierNumber that scales another
multiplicand · coefficient · exponentiation · arithmetic · calculation · computation · numeric · scaling
Saying something again
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
reproduction · copying · repeating · redoubling · echoing · cloning
Increase in scope
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
augmentation · enlargement · magnification · intensification · inflation · growth · accumulation · acceleration
Amount exceeding requirement
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
overkill · surfeit · saturation · oversupply · plethora · overflow · bloat · unnecessary
fourfold
Multiplied by four
- tetradGroup of four units
- quaternionHypercomplex number with four components
- quadrupletOne of four twins
quartet · quad · fourplex · quadripartite · quadrennium · quadrilateral · tetrahedron · quadriceps · quadraphonic · quadriga
multiply
Increase in number
multiplier · multiplicand · coefficient · exponentiation · arithmetic · calculation · computation · numeric · scaling · exponential
reiteration
Saying something again
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
recurrence · reproduction · copying · repeating · redoubling · echoing · cloning
expansion
Increase in scope
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
proliferation · augmentation · enlargement · magnification · intensification · inflation · growth · accumulation · acceleration · boost
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
superfluity · overkill · surfeit · saturation · oversupply · plethora · overflow · bloat · unnecessary · superfluous
quadruplicationhalving
Dividing into two
bisection · tripling · duplication · doubling · quartering
quadruplicationquartering
Division by four
diminution · reduction · decrease · contraction · shrinkage