Frank Zhang
What does "fold" mean?
What does "fold" mean in this sentence:
The performance improvement reflected approximately a 5,000-fold speedup.
Does it mean 5,000 times? I can't find the similar meaning in dict.
30 mag 2013 08:24
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Yes, when -fold is added to a number, it means "times". Threefold, tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold...
30 maggio 2013
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Frank Zhang
Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Inglese, Francese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Francese, Spagnolo
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