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

This is also the case when the number of turns is a submultiple.

From Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis by Michelson, Albert A.

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

Dividing 12 by 2, we get a submultiple 6, which again has a prime 2 as a factor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The amplitude of the curve of sines is a simple harmonic function of the time, the period being either the fundamental period or some submultiple of the fundamental period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Fractions.—A fraction of a quantity is a submultiple, or a multiple of a submultiple, of that quantity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various