sedecuple

adjective /ˌsiːdɛˈkjuːp(ə)l/

1. Sixteenfold. — Sixteen times as great or as numerous.

   rare

   If for duple we had ſubſtituted triple, quadruple, quintuple, &c. the action would have come out noncuple, ſedecuple, 25ple.

2. Sixteenfold. — Sixteen-to-one.

   rare

   As an example, let us take a ratio which is two-thirds of a quadruple. Since 2 is the numerator, we shall have one-third of a quadruple ratio squared, namely a sedecuple ratio.

3. Sixteenfold. — Comprising sixteen repeated elements.

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   Gozzini and Iannuzzi (1960) proposed the use of sixteen microwave spectrometer systems connected in parallel and fed by the same source. It is interesting to note that this sedecuple arrangement did not burgeon forth from an opulent American laboratory.

Where it comes from

First attested in 1744–1749; from the Latin sēdecuplus (“sixteenfold”); compare decuple.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sedecuple (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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