hundredfold

Meanings

• Noun

  A term used to describe an increase or multiplication by a hundred.

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Variants

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100 , hundred , hundredfold , hundreds , hundredth , hundredths

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Etymology

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The term 'hundredfold' comes from the Old English word 'hundrefold', which means 'a hundred times over'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hundredfold' is also used in finance to describe a return on investment of more than 100%.

2. In some languages, such as Chinese, the word for 'hundredfold' is a compound word meaning 'one hundred times ten thousand'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Multiplication: Mathematical operation that involves finding the product of two numbers.

2. Exponential growth: A type of growth where the rate of increase is proportional to the current size.

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Culture

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In Christian literature and symbolism, the 'hundredfold' represents a great increase or reward. For example, in the Parable of the Sower, a sower scatters seeds, and some fall by the wayside, some on rocky ground, some among thorns, but some land on good soil and produce a 'hundredfold' return.

How to Memorize "hundredfold"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pile of one hundred items being multiplied by another pile of one hundred items.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the number 100 multiplied by itself.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'one hundred times one hundred' as a mnemonic.

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