Increased or multiplied by three; made something three times larger or three times as much.
From Latin 'triplex'—'tri' (three) and 'plicare' (to fold). The word originally meant 'folded three times' and evolved to mean anything occurring three times or multiplied by three.
The concept of 'tripling' is ancient—Roman architects used it to describe proportions in buildings, and modern scientists use it to calculate exponential growth, like how bacteria can triple in population under ideal conditions.
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