multiplicative
[ muhl-tuh-pli-key-tiv, muhl-tuh-plik-uh- ]
/ ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ˌmʌl təˈplɪk ə- /
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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-.
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Origin of multiplicative
OTHER WORDS FROM multiplicative
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Example sentences 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 of multiplicative
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