multiplier

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mul=ti=pli=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

multiplier, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. Multiplicator.].

•  One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.  [1913 Webster]
•  The number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication.  [1913 Webster]
•  An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

multiplier, n.
1 a quantity by which a given number is multiplied.
2 Econ. a factor by which an increment of income exceeds the resulting increment of saving or investment.
3 Electr. an instrument for increasing by repetition the intensity of a current, force, etc.

ROGET THESAURUS

multiplier

Number

N number, symbol, numeral, figure, cipher, digit, integer, counter, round number, formula, function, series, sum, difference, complement, subtrahend, product, multiplicand, multiplier, multiplicator, coefficient, multiple, dividend, divisor, factor, quotient, submultiple, fraction, rational number, surd, irrational number, transcendental number, mixed number, complex number, complex conjugate, numerator, denominator, decimal, circulating decimal, repetend, common measure, aliquot part, prime number, prime, relative prime, prime factor, prime pair, reciprocal, totient, binary number, octal number, hexadecimal number, permutation, combination, variation, election, ratio, proportion, comparison, progression, arithmetical progression, geometrical progression, harmonical progression, percentage, permilage, figurate numbers, pyramidal numbers, polygonal numbers, power, root, exponent, index, logarithm, antilogarithm, modulus, base, differential, integral, fluxion, fluent, numeral, complementary, divisible, aliquot, reciprocal, prime, relatively prime, fractional, decimal, figurate, incommensurable, proportional, exponential, logarithmic, logometric, differential, fluxional, integral, totitive, positive, negative, rational, irrational, surd, radical, real, complex, imaginary, finite, infinite, impossible, numerically, modulo.