adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to multiplication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
multiplicative
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adj
Meaning 2
Distributive over multiplication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
- Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if A and B are square matrices of the same size, then #92;mbox#123;det#125;(AB)#61;#92;mbox#123;det#125;(A)#92;,#92;mbox#123;det#125;(B).
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adj
Meaning 3
Having multiplication as an operator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation
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History
Etymology
From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: multiplicatiu — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Esperanto: multiplika — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Hindi: गुणनात्मक (guṇnātmak) — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Polish: mnożny — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Portuguese: multiplicativo — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Slovak: násobný — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Spanish: multiplicativo — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Swedish: multiplikativ — of or pertaining to multiplication
- Hindi: गुणनात्मक (guṇnātmak) — distributive over multiplication
- Polish: multiplikatywny — distributive over multiplication
- Swedish: multiplikativ — distributive over multiplication
- Polish: multiplikatywny — having multiplication as an operator
Real reading context