multiplicative

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

/ ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ˌmʌl təˈplɪk ə- /

Save This Word!

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-.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

Words nearby multiplicative

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use multiplicative in a sentence

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012