quadrant vs quadruple

quadrant

noun
  • One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°. 

  • One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis. 

  • A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude. 

  • One of the four categories of team wins and losses, as categorized by strength of schedule. 

  • One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines. 

quadruple

noun
  • Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc. 

  • A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air. 

adj
  • Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. 

verb
  • To multiply by four. 

  • To increase by a factor of four. 

  • To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway. 

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