doubling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'doubling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Doubling

[ n.]

- The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
- A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.
- The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
- The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.

2 . Doubling

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Double

Meaning of 'doubling' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . doubling

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- increase by a factor of two

Example in sentence:

doubling with a computer took no time at all

Meaning (2):
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

Example in sentence:

I decided his double was a bluff

Nearby Words:

dou/ted douane douanier douar douay bible doub grass double double dealer double dealing double first

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Doubling time
Doubling time is the time it takes for a particular level of population to double in size. A fairly accurate doubling time estimate can be computed by taking the

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