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Am I the only person who is irritated by the misuse of the phrase "23-fold", which really means multiplied by 2^23, not multiplied by 23?
by peatfreak 5y ago
Am I the only person who is irritated by the misuse of the phrase "23-fold", which really means multiplied by 2^23, not multiplied by 23?
- telotortium 5y agoNo, 23-fold means "multiplied by 23" - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fold#:~:text=multiplied%20by%20(a%20specified%20number)%20%3A%20times%20%E2%80%94in%20adjectives https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fold#:~:text=mult...