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sixty-fold
This term describes a specific magnitude of multiplication or division, conveying a sense of dramatic expansion or a highly complex composition. It is most frequently encountered in technical, financial, or statistical reporting to quantify an exact scale of growth or a precise structural division.
Because it functions as both an adjective and an adverb, it can either modify a noun to describe a state of being (e.g., a sixty-fold increase) or modify a verb to describe the process of growth (e.g., increased sixty-fold). It maintains a formal tone and is rarely used in casual conversation, where phrases like sixty times are more common.
Meanings
Examples
The company saw a sixty-fold increase in its user base over the last year.
The signal strength was amplified sixty-fold by the new antenna.
Imagine a sixty-fold expansion of the current city limits.
The investment grew sixty-fold in just a decade.
The bacteria population increased sixty-fold within a few hours.
This new engine provides a sixty-fold improvement in efficiency.
This new engine provides a sixty-fold improvement in efficiency.
The risk of failure has increased sixty-fold since the update.
The ancient text describes a sixty-fold blessing upon the land.