doubling

Other forms: doublings

Definitions of doubling
  1. noun
    increase by a factor of two
    “doubling with a computer took no time at all”
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    type of:
    multiplication
    a multiplicative increase
  2. noun
    raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
    synonyms: double
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    type of:
    raise
    increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
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