submultiple

American  

[suhb-muhl-tuh-puhl] / sʌbˈmʌl tə pəl /

noun

1. a number that is contained by another number an integral number of times without a remainder.

   The number 3 is a submultiple of 12.

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adjective

1. pertaining to or noting a quantity that is a submultiple.

submultiple British  

/ sʌbˈmʌltɪpəl /

noun

1. a number that can be divided into another number an integral number of times without a remainder

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adjective

1. being a submultiple of a quantity or number

Etymology

Origin of submultiple

First recorded in 1690–1700; sub- + multiple

Example Sentences

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submultiple

"Ah, you can't deny the charge, you miserable submultiple of a duplicate ratio."

From Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell by Anonymous

Hence half the wave length must be an odd submultiple of the length of the circuit HLMJ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

If H and J are connected together the wave length must be a submultiple of the length of this circuit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

The first two definitions state what is meant by a “part,” that is, a submultiple or measure, and by a “multiple” of a given magnitude.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

These will not overlap and will just fill in the space round B if the angle ABC is a submultiple of two right angles.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various