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by DistractionRect 449 days ago
When talking about increases, usually you're talking about the increase by itself.

So if the total bill doubles from last pay period period, it is said that it has _increased_ 1x.

2 comments

it increased by 100%, not 1x.
No, they're literally the same thing.
> it is said that it has _increased_ 1x.

my experience is that people say it increased 2x times. You can say it increased by 100%.