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sub⋅mul⋅ti⋅ple

  [suhb-muhl-tuh-puhl]
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–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.
–adjective
2. pertaining to or noting a quantity that is a submultiple.
Origin:
1690–1700; sub- + multiple
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sub·mul·ti·ple   (sŭb-mŭl'tə-pəl)   
n.  A number that is an exact divisor of another number.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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