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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 <math> x+yj </math> , where <math> j^2=+1 </math>
- A 2- tuple , or ordered list of two elements, commonly called an ordered pair , denoted <math> (a,b) </math>
- Double (manifold) , in topology
** Food and drink
- A drink order of two shots of hard liquor in one glass
- A "double decker", a hamburger with two patties in a single bun
** Games
- Double, action in games whereby a competitor raises the stakes
- [double] , in contract bridge
- Doubling cube , in backgammon
- Double , doubling a blackjack bet in a favorable situation
- Double , a bet offered by UK bookmakers which combines two selections
- Double, villain in the video game _Mega Man X4_
- A kart racing game _Mario Kart: Double Dash_
- An arcade action game _Double Dragon_
** Sports
- Double (association football) , the act of a winning a division and primary cup competition in the same season
- Double (baseball) , a two-base hit in baseball
- The Double (Seattle Mariners) , Edgar Martinez's walk-off double in Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series
- Double (cricket) , the feat of scoring a thousand first-class runs and taking a hundred first-class wickets in a single season
- Double (volleyball) , scoring ten or more in a statistical category (aces, kills, blocks, digs, or assists) in a single match
- Double (Gaelic games) , the act of winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in the same year
- Double (rugby league) , winning the Super League and Challenge Cup in one season
- Double-double (basketball) , accumulating ten or more in two key statistical categories – points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots – in a single game
- Double Duty , 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) , 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
- 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) (1990)
- _Double_ (Zhao Wei album) (2005)
- "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_ soundtrack (2010)
- The 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 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 Matthew and Luke
** See also
[double]
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- [lookfrom]
- Doubles (disambiguation)
- Doubling (disambiguation)
[surname]