multiplicative

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

adjective

tending to multiply or increase, or having the power to multiply: Smoking and asbestos exposure have a multiplicative effect on your risk of getting lung cancer.
Mathematics of or relating to multiplication.

relating to or noting a word or affix that indicates multiplication, as triple,threefold, or tri-.

Origin of multiplicative

First recorded in 1645–55; from Medieval Latin multiplicātīvus; see origin at multiplicate, -ive

Other words from multiplicative

mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb
non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective
non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb
un·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective

Words Nearby multiplicative

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How to use multiplicative in a sentence

Those two changes have helped the Warriors do a much better job of maximizing the value of every possession — which has had a multiplicative effect because their shooting has also been so extremely good.
How The Warriors Are Wrecking The Rest Of The NBA — And Our Forecast Model | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 30, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
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 of multiplicative

multiplicatively, adverb

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