The difference between Decuple and Tenfold
When used as verbs, decuple means to multiply by ten, whereas tenfold means to increase to ten times as much.
When used as adjectives, decuple means tenfold, whereas tenfold means containing ten parts.
Decuple is also noun with the meaning: an amount multiplied by ten.
Tenfold is also adverb with the meaning: by ten times as much.
check bellow for the other definitions of Decuple and Tenfold
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Decuple as an adjective (archaic):
Tenfold.
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Decuple as a noun (archaic):
An amount multiplied by ten.
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Decuple as a verb (archaic):
To multiply by ten.
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Tenfold as an adjective:
containing ten parts
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Tenfold as an adjective:
ten times as much
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Tenfold as an adverb:
by ten times as much
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Tenfold as a verb:
to increase to ten times as much; to multiply by ten