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Definition of Doubling

Doubling
Double Dou"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doubling.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr. duplus. See Double, a.] 1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length. Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak. 2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.
Doubling
Doubling Dou"bling, n. 1. The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled. 2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden. 3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon. 4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor. Doubling a cape, promontory, etc. (Naut.), sailing around or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.

Meaning of Doubling from wikipedia

- Doubling may refer to: Arithmetical doubling of a count or a measure, expressed as: Multiplication by 2 Increase by 100%, i.e. one-hundred percent Doubling...
- The doubling time is the time it takes for a po****tion to double in size/value. It is applied to po****tion growth, inflation, resource extraction, consumption...
- body doubling allows for specific reminders to the individual to stay on task which helps alleviate the symptoms of ADHD. The notion of body doubling derives...
- first "double" in the term refers to the two (double) categories and the second "double" refers to ac****ulating ten or more (typically double digits)...
- single bun Double, action in games whereby a competitor raises the stakes double, in contract bridge Doubling cube, in backgammon Double, doubling a blackjack...
- mathematics, a metric space X with metric d is said to be doubling if there is some doubling constant M > 0 such that for any x ∈ X and r > 0, it is possible...
- cube whose volume is double that of the first. As with the related problems of squaring the circle and trisecting the angle, doubling the cube is now known...
- or doubling out the opponent). It estimates that the takepoint is 20% and the doubling window opens at 80%. In practice, the takepoints and doubling points...
- wound onto a bobbin using a doubling winding machine, and two or more of these bobbins are placed on doubling frame (doubling winding machine). The ends...
- Optimization via Syntactic Amalgam: Syntax-Prosody Mismatch and Co**** Doubling. Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory 1: 45-88. http://www.umanitoba...