Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold

Posted by Bb on October 29, 2003

Anybody know the origin of the saying "two-fold"? Why not "one-fold"? If you have a two-fold increase do you have twice as much as before? If you fold something in half twice doesn't the thickness increase by a factor of 4?

• Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold Ida Know 29/October/03
  • Two-fold, three-fold, n-fold GPP 30/October/03