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multiplier

[ muhl-tuh-plahy-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that multiplies.
  2. Arithmetic. a number by which another is multiplied. multiply.
  3. Physics. a device for intensifying some effect.


multiplier

/ ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that multiplies
  2. the number by which another number, the multiplicand, is multiplied See also multiplicand
  3. physics any device or instrument, such as a photomultiplier, for increasing an effect
  4. economics
    1. the ratio of the total change in income (resulting from successive rounds of spending) to an initial autonomous change in expenditure
    2. ( as modifier )

      multiplier effects



multiplier

/ mŭltə-plī′ər /

  1. The number by which another number is multiplied.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiplier1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; multiply 1, -er 1

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Example Sentences

This platform can be a force multiplier for those struggling against tyranny.

Second, the economic “multiplier” of state and local spending (not including transfer payments) is large – around 1.24.

And how to foster collaboration between them to become a force multiplier?

That,” she says, “is the multiplier effect of investing in women.

This network of allies is a major force multiplier for al Qaeda today.

From the example it will be seen that he begins by multiplying by 3, the right-hand digit of the multiplier.

In a few words, most reports are false, and the timidity of men acts as a multiplier of lies and untruths.

Now 10 is the earliest number written with two digits: and the higher the multiplier, so much harder, apparently, the process.

The reel should be a simple click, never a multiplier, but large-barrelled, and fastened to the butt with a leather strap.

Therefore zeros in the multiplier would cause a corresponding change of position in the figures of the multiplicand.

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