English Explanatory Dictionary

multiplicative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to multiplication.
  2. Distributive over multiplication.
  3. Having multiplication as an operator.
noun
  1. A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-multiplicative.wav

Word forms

multiplicative multiplicatives

Etymology

From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).

Derived words

multiplicative identity multiplicative inverse multiplicatively multiplicative number multiplicative numeral multiplicative operation multiplicative subset multiplicativity nonmultiplicative submultiplicative supermultiplicative supramultiplicative
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