Hypertext Webster Gateway: "multiplier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf.
{Multiplicator}.]
1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied.
See the Note under {Multiplication}.
3. (Physics) 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
multiplier
n : the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: {multiplier
factor}]
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