multiplier

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: mŭlʹ-tĭ-plī'-ər, IPA: /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪər/, X-SAMPA: /"mVltIplaI@r/
  • (UK) IPA: [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)], X-SAMPA: ["mV5.tI.plaI.@(r\)]
  • (US) IPA: [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ɚ], X-SAMPA: ["mV5.tI.plaI.@`]
• Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧pli‧er

Noun

multiplier (plural multipliers)

1. (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.

   In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.

   The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.

2. (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

   English multipliers include "double" and "triple".

3. (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
4. (physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal

Translations

number

• Armenian: բազմապատկիչ (hy) (bazmapatkič)
• French: multiplicateur (fr) m
• German: Multiplikator (de) m
• Hebrew: כופל (he) (kofél) m

• Italian: moltiplicatore (it) m (all senses)
• Macedonian: множител (mk) (mnóžitel) m
• Polish: mnożna (pl) f
• Russian: множитель (ru) (mnóžitel’) m

ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities

• Czech: multiplikátor (cs) m

See also

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
• mechanical torque multiplier
• power multiplier (outlet)

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French

Verb

multiplier

1. (mathematics) to multiply
2. to multiply
3. (reflexive) to multiply, to increase

Conjugation

   Conjugation of multiplier (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		multiplier			avoir or être multiplié
gerund		en multipliant			en ayant multiplié or en étant multiplié
present participle		multipliant
past participle		multiplié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	multiplie	multiplies	multiplie	multiplions	multipliez	multiplient
	imperfect	multipliais	multipliais	multipliait	multipliions	multipliiez	multipliaient
	past historic1	multipliai	multiplias	multiplia	multipliâmes	multipliâtes	multiplièrent
	future	multiplierai	multiplieras	multipliera	multiplierons	multiplierez	multiplieront
	conditional	multiplierais	multiplierais	multiplierait	multiplierions	multiplieriez	multiplieraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	multiplie	multiplies	multiplie	multipliions	multipliiez	multiplient
	imperfect1	multipliasse	multipliasses	multipliât	multipliassions	multipliassiez	multipliassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	multiplie	—	multiplions	multipliez	—
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