Duplicamos

Duplicamos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb duplicar, meaning to double or to duplicate. It is used to express that a quantity, value, or object is being made two times as large or that a copy is being created. The form is common in everyday language as well as in technical and formal writing.

Etymology: Duplicar comes from the Latin duplicare, based on duplex, duplic- meaning double. The word shares its roots with related terms such as duplicación (doubling) and duplicado (duplicate or copy).

Usage and examples: In mathematics, science, and business, duplicamos can indicate doubling a quantity. Examples include: “Duplicamos la cantidad de productos para cubrir la demanda,” or “Duplicamos la muestra para aumentar la potencia estadística.” In computing and data handling, the sense of duplicar is used when creating an exact copy, as in “Duplicamos el archivo para conservar una copia de seguridad.” In everyday speech, it can appear in instructions or plans, such as “Duplicamos las reservas para asegurar capacidad adicional.”

See also: Duplicar (verbo), Duplicación, Duplicado.