veces

Veces is the plural form of vez, a Spanish noun that denotes an occurrence or occasion. It is used to express repetition or frequency in both spoken and written language. Common phrases include una vez, dos veces, muchas veces, and cada vez. The construction dos veces al día means twice a day, and tres veces por semana means three times per week. The adverb a veces means sometimes, indicating irregular or occasional frequency.

In mathematics and everyday description, veces conveys repetition: “repite n veces” means repeats n times. However, in formal arithmetic the standard multiplicative expression is por, as in dos por tres; veces tends to appear in descriptive or colloquial language rather than in formal notation.

Origin and related terms: vez derives from Latin vicis or vicem, meaning change or turn, and the meaning expanded to include occurrences and occasions. Related terms include otra vez (again), la primera vez (the first time).