duplation

[doo-pley-shuhn, dyoo-]

noun

1. multiplication by two; doubling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of duplation¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin duplātiōn-, stem of duplātiō a doubling, equivalent to duplāt ( us ) ( dupl ( us ) duple + -ātus -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

A mere unfinished fragment, only getting as far as Duplation.

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Algorism is distinguished from Abacist computation by recognising seven rules, Addition, Subtraction, Duplation, Mediation, Multiplication, Division, and Extraction of Roots, to which were afterwards xv added Numeration and Progression.

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The Cases of the Craft of Duplation. leaf 147 a.

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Four things must be known in Duplation.

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