multiplicative

ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv

Definition

Definition of multiplicative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

increasetending to multiply or increase in number

The multiplicative effect of the investment was significant.

exponential

growing

mathematics

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related to multiplication in mathematics

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The multiplicative property is essential in algebra.

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multiplicative inverse

number that gives a product of one when multiplied

The multiplicative inverse of 5 is 1/5.

Origin of multiplicative

Latin, multiplicare (to multiply) + -ive (pertaining to)

Terms with multiplicative included in their meaning

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coefficient

multiplicative factor

factor that multiplies another quantity in an equation

reciprocal

multiplicative inverse

number that when multiplied by another gives one

geometrically

adv.

multiplicative increase

in a manner involving multiplication of quantities

invertible

adj.

algebra property

having an additive or multiplicative inverse

Examples of multiplicative in a sentence

Her multiplicative skills in business led to rapid growth.
Multiplicative functions are studied in number theory.
The equation uses a multiplicative approach.

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French:croissant, multiplicatif, ...
German:multiplikativ, ...
Italian:moltiplicativo, moltiplicativa, ...
Spanish:multiplicador, multiplicativo, ...
Portuguese:multiplicador, multiplicativo, ...
Chinese:倍增的, 乘法的, ...
Japanese:乗数的な, 乗法的な, ...
Arabic:تَكَاثُرِيّ, ضَرْبِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מַכְפְּלִי, כַּפְלִי, ...
Russian:мультипликативный, ...
Ukrainian:мультиплікативний, ...
Hindi:बहुगुणक, गुणात्मक, ...
Bengali:গুণনশীল, গুণগত, ...
Catalan:multiplicatiu, multiplicatius, ...
Czech:multiplikativní, násobicí, ...
Danish:multiplikativ, ...
Dutch:vermenigvuldigend, multiplicatief, ...
Greek:πολλαπλασιαστικός, ...
Hungarian:multiplikatív, szorzási, ...
Khmer:បង្កើនគុណ, គុណ, ...
Korean:증가하는, 곱셈과 관련된, ...
Persian:تکثیری, ضربی, ...
Polish:multiplikatywny, mnożeniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):multiplicador, multiplicativo, ...
Romanian:multiplicativ, ...
Swedish:multiplikativ, ...
Thai:ทวีคูณ, ที่เกี่ยวกับการคูณ, ...
Turkish:çarpan, çarpımsal, ...
Vietnamese:có tính nhân lên, nhân, ...

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