multiplicative

[ muhl-tuh-pli-key-tiv, muhl-tuh-plik-uh- ]

/ ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ˌmʌl təˈplɪk ə- /

adjective

tending to multiply or increase.

having the power of multiplying.

Nearby words

multiplicand, multiplicate, multiplication, multiplication sign, multiplication table, multiplicative, multiplicative division, multiplicative group, multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity

Origin of multiplicative

From the Medieval Latin word multiplicātīvus, dating back to 1645–55. See multiplicate, -ive

Related forms

mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverbnon·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjectivenon·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverbun·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for multiplicative

And similarly a perspective is a member of the multiplicative class of the things which appear in it.
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for multiplicative

multiplicative

/ (ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv, ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv) /

adjective

tending or able to multiply

maths involving multiplication

Derived Forms

multiplicatively, adverb

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