multiplier

multiply +‎ -er.

• enPR: mŭlʹ-tĭ-plī'-ər, IPA^(key): /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ɚ]

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• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧pli‧er

multiplier (plural multipliers)

1. (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.

   In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.

   The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.

2. (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

   English multipliers include "double" and "triple".

3. (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
4. (physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
   1. (physics, obsolete) a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
5. A multiplier onion.
   • 1995, Marian Coonse, Onions, Leeks and Garlic: A Handbook for Gardeners, page 52:

     Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers, and easier to grow than onions.

• (arithmetic): operand

• (grammar): cardinal number, distributive number, ordinal number

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

• mechanical torque multiplier
• power multiplier (outlet)

• multiperil

Inherited from Middle French multiplier, learned remodelling of Old French molteplier, moltepleier (also monteplier), from Latin multiplicāre. By surface analysis, multi- +‎ plier.

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.pli.je/

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multiplier

1. (mathematics) to multiply
2. to multiply
3. (reflexive) to multiply, to increase

• multiplicatif
• multiplication

• “multiplier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.