Middle English Dictionary Entry
decuple n.
Entry Info
| Forms | decuple n. |
| Etymology | L decuplus adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A number multiplied by ten.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Craft Number.(Eg 2622)22/12, 17-19 : So oft do away þe lasse nounbre out of his owne decuple, þat is to say, fro þat nounbre þat is ten tymes so mych..for 20 is þe decuple of 2, 10 is þe decuple of 1, 30 is þe decuple of 3, 40 is þe decuple of 4, And þe oþer digetes til þou come to ten.