multiplier

[ muhl-tuh-plahy-er ]

/ ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ər /

noun

a person or thing that multiplies.

Arithmetic. a number by which another is multiplied.

Physics. a device for intensifying some effect.

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Origin of multiplier

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at multiply¹, -er¹

Words nearby multiplier

multiplicative division, multiplicative group, multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity, multiplier, multiplier effect, multiply, multiply-connected, multipolar, multipolar cell

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Example sentences from the Web for multiplier

Second, the economic “multiplier” of state and local spending (not including transfer payments) is large – around 1.24.
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That,” she says, “is the multiplier effect of investing in women.
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That takes time before the multiplier effect fully kicks in with private sector job creation.
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Robert Barro of Harvard has studied wartime and defense spending, and found a multiplier of only 0.8.
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Hence, a dollar of government spending would produce more than a dollar of new output because of the “multiplier effect.”
Please, No More Government Spending!|Vernon L. Smith|July 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The next step is to arrange the multiplier and the multiplicand above the partial products.
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In short, man is the multiplier and the mineral substance is the multiplicand in the product known as value.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
The tallow is supposed to be eight one-hundredths of the live weight; so that the multiplier is the decimal .08.
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Therefore zeros in the multiplier would cause a corresponding change of position in the figures of the multiplicand.
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In a few words, most reports are false, and the timidity of men acts as a multiplier of lies and untruths.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiplier

multiplier

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə) /

noun

a person or thing that multiplies

the number by which another number, the multiplicand, is multipliedSee also multiplicand

physics any device or instrument, such as a photomultiplier, for increasing an effect

economics

the ratio of the total change in income (resulting from successive rounds of spending) to an initial autonomous change in expenditure
(as modifier)multiplier effects

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Scientific definitions for multiplier

multiplier

[ mŭl′tə-plī′ər ]

The number by which another number is multiplied.

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