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minus-squareAshelyn ( Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years ago30-fold or 30 times? Very big difference between n×30 vs n×2^(30) I guess I’m being pedantic here but I always thought there was a difference between the two. Oh well.
minus-squaregeissi ( geissi@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years ago 30-fold or 30 times They’re synonyms: fold suffix : multiplied by (a specified number) : times https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fold
minus-squareSkavier ( Skavier@feddit.de ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoDo you have a source for that? I looked at the Etymologie and it seems to be from old germanic languages. I am skeptical that old germanic people wold know the difference between Multiplication and 2 power x.
30-fold or 30 times? Very big difference between n×30 vs n×2^(30)
I guess I’m being pedantic here but I always thought there was a difference between the two. Oh well.
They’re synonyms:
fold
suffix
: multiplied by (a specified number) : times
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fold
Do you have a source for that? I looked at the Etymologie and it seems to be from old germanic languages. I am skeptical that old germanic people wold know the difference between Multiplication and 2 power x.