数倍(すうばい)

すうばい
noun
several times (as much); severalfold
1. several times (as much); severalfold
An unspecified multiple, typically implying three to ten times as much. Used to express a large but vague multiplier.
値段(ねだん)が数倍(すうばい)に上(あ)がった。
The price rose several times over.
この機械(きかい)は旧型(きゅうがた)の数倍(すうばい)の速(はや)さで動(うご)く。
This machine runs several times faster than the old model.
都心(としん)のマンションは郊外(こうがい)の数倍(すうばい)の値段(ねだん)がする。
Apartments in the city center cost several times as much as those in the suburbs.

USAGE:
数倍(すうばい) is a compound of 数(すう) (several) and 倍(ばい) (times/fold). It is used when the exact multiplier is unknown or unimportant, conveying the idea of a significant increase.

GRAMMAR:

  • Xの数倍(すうばい) (several times X)
  • 数倍(すうばい)に増(ふ)える / 上(あ)がる (to increase severalfold)
  • 数倍(すうばい)の + noun (severalfold + noun)

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 何倍(なんばい) (how many times — question form)
  • 数十倍(すうじゅうばい) (tens of times — even larger multiple)
  • 倍以上(ばいいじょう) (more than double)
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