Double, The Double or Dubble may refer to:

Mathematics and computing

Multiplication Multiplication is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction, and division (mathematics), division. The result of a multiplication operation is called a ''Product (mathem ...

by 2 *

Double precision Double-precision floating-point format (sometimes called FP64 or float64) is a floating-point arithmetic, floating-point computer number format, number format, usually occupying 64 Bit, bits in computer memory; it represents a wide range of numeri ...

, a floating-point representation of numbers that is typically 64 bits in length * A

double number In algebra, a split-complex number (or hyperbolic number, also perplex number, double number) is based on a hyperbolic unit satisfying j^2=1, where j \neq \pm 1. A split-complex number has two real number components and , and is written z=x+yj ...

of the form

x+yj

, where

j^2=+1

* A 2-

tuple In mathematics, a tuple is a finite sequence or ''ordered list'' of numbers or, more generally, mathematical objects, which are called the ''elements'' of the tuple. An -tuple is a tuple of elements, where is a non-negative integer. There is o ...

, or ordered list of two elements, commonly called an

ordered pair In mathematics, an ordered pair, denoted (''a'', ''b''), is a pair of objects in which their order is significant. The ordered pair (''a'', ''b'') is different from the ordered pair (''b'', ''a''), unless ''a'' = ''b''. In contrast, the '' unord ...

, denoted

(a,b)

Double (manifold) In the subject of manifold theory in mathematics, if M is a topological manifold with boundary, its double is obtained by gluing two copies of M together along their common boundary. Precisely, the double is M \times \ / \sim where (x,0) \sim (x,1 ...

, in topology

Food and drink

* A drink order of two shots of

hard liquor Liquor ( , sometimes hard liquor), spirits, distilled spirits, or spiritous liquor are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. While the w ...

in one glass * A "double decker", a

hamburger A hamburger (or simply a burger) consists of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. The patties are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis ...

with two patties in a single bun

Games

* Double, action in games whereby a competitor raises the stakes ** , in contract bridge **

Doubling cube Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back at least 1,600 years. The earliest record of backgammo ...

, in backgammon **

Double Double, The Double or Dubble may refer to: Mathematics and computing * Multiplication by 2 * Double precision, a floating-point representation of numbers that is typically 64 bits in length * A double number of the form x+yj, where j^2=+1 * A ...

, doubling a blackjack bet in a favorable situation **

, a bet offered by UK bookmakers which combines two selections * Double, villain in the video game ''

Mega Man X4 ''Mega Man X4'', originally released in Japan as , is a 1997 action-platform game developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and Play ...

'' * A kart racing game '' Mario Kart: Double Dash'' * An arcade action game ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series originally developed and published by Technōs Japan. It began with the release of the arcade game '' Double Dragon'' in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight again ...

Sports

Double (association football) The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary domestic cup competition in the same season. The lists in this article examine this definition of a double, while derivative secti ...

, the act of a winning a division and primary cup competition in the same season *

Double (baseball) In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielde ...

, a two-base hit in baseball **

The Double (Seattle Mariners) The Double was a double hit by the Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martínez in the deciding Game 5 of Major League Baseball's 1995 American League Division Series on October 8, 1995. Trailing by one run in the bottom half of the 11th inning, with Joey ...

, Edgar Martinez's walk-off double in Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series *

Double (cricket) A cricketer is said to achieve the double if he scores a thousand or more runs and also takes a hundred or more wickets in first-class matches during the course of a single season. The feat is extremely rare outside England because of the smalle ...

, the feat of scoring a thousand first-class runs and taking a hundred first-class wickets in a single season *

Double (volleyball) A double occurs in volleyball when a player, during a match, is credited with scoring at least ten times in one (or more) of five statistical categories: aces, kills, blocks, digs, and assists. The term was apparently derived from similar baske ...

, scoring ten or more in a statistical category (aces, kills, blocks, digs, or assists) in a single match *

Double (Gaelic games) The Double is a term in Gaelic games that refers to a county winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year. Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor o ...

, the act of winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year *

Double (rugby league) In British rugby league, winning The Double refers to winning the League Championship, currently the Super League, and the Challenge Cup in the same season. Nine teams have won the double, the first being Broughton Rangers in 1902. Wigan Warrio ...

, winning the Super League and Challenge Cup in one season *

Double-double (basketball) In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the te ...

, accumulating ten or more in two key statistical categories – points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots – in a single game *

Double Duty Double Duty (also referred to as the Indy-Charlotte Double or Memorial Day Double) is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Ser ...

, competing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day or weekend.

Entertainment

Literature

* ''The Double'' (Dostoevsky novel), an 1846 novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky * ''The Double'' (Saramago novel), a 2002 novel by José Saramago * ''Double'' (manga), a 2019 manga series by Ayako Noda

Film and television

Double (filmmaking) In filmmaking Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then contin ...

, someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * ''The Double'' (1934 film), a German crime comedy film * ''The Double'' (1963 film), a British film, part of the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' series * ''The Double'' (1971 film), an Italian film * ''The Double'' (2011 film), a spy thriller film * ''The Double'' (2013 film), a film based on the Dostoevsky novella * ''The Double'' (TV series), a 2024 Chinese historical drama * '' Kamen Rider Double'', a 2009–10 Japanese television series ** List of Kamen Rider W characters#Kamen Rider W, Kamen Rider Double (character), the protagonist in a Japanese television series of the same name

Music

* Double album, audio album spanning two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and CDs * Double variation, a variation form in music * Double (band), a Swiss pop duo * Double (singer) (born 1975), a Japanese R&B singer * Double (Roch Voisine album), ''Double'' (Roch Voisine album) (1990) * Double (Zhao Wei album), ''Double'' (Zhao Wei album) (2005) * Double (BoA song), "Double" (BoA song) (2003) * "Double", a song by Blackbear from ''Digital Druglord'' (2017) * "Double", by Yeat from ''2 Alive'' (2022) * "The Double", an instrumental by Clint Mansell from the ''Black Swan'' Black Swan: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, soundtrack (2010) * The Concerto for Two Violins (Bach), Double Violin Concerto (Bach) in D minor, BWV 1043, commonly referred to as "The Double" among violinists

People

* Baron Emile Double (1869–1938), vigneron who established the vineyard at Château de Beaupré * François-Joseph Double (1776–1842), French physician * Marie-Louise Double de Saint-Lambert (1891–1974), French philanthropist later known as Countess Lily Pastré * Steve Double (born 1966), British politician and Member of Parliament

Places

* Double (lunar crater), in Mare Tranquillitatis * Double Lake, a lake in Minnesota, US

Other uses

* Double, also called a look-alike or doppelgänger, one person or being that resembles another * Polish Enigma double, a machine replicating the function of Nazi Germany's cipher machines * Double, a former fraction of the Guernsey pound * Double, a former Ranking of liturgical days in the Roman Rite, rank of liturgical feast in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church * Dubbel, a strong Belgian Trappist beer or, more generally, a strong brown ale * A double, a shorthand for an instance of double tradition, verses duplicated in the Biblical gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew and Gospel of Luke, Luke