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单词 multiplicative
释义

multiplicative

[ muhl-tuh-pli-key-tiv, muhl-tuh-plik-uh- ]
/ ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ˌmʌl təˈplɪk ə- /

adjective

tending to multiply or increase, or having the power to multiply: Smoking and asbestos exposure have a multiplicative effect on your risk of getting lung cancer.
Mathematics of or relating to multiplication.
relating to or noting a word or affix that indicates multiplication, as triple,threefold, or tri-.

Origin of multiplicative

First recorded in 1645–55; from Medieval Latin multiplicātīvus; see origin at multiplicate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM multiplicative

mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverbnon·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjectivenon·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverbun·mul·ti·pli·ca·tive, adjective

Words nearby multiplicative

multiplicand, multiplicate, multiplication, multiplication sign, multiplication table, multiplicative, multiplicative division, multiplicative group, multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity
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Example sentences from the Web for multiplicative

  • And similarly a perspective is a member of the multiplicative class of the things which appear in it.

    Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for multiplicative

multiplicative
/ (ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv, ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv) /

adjective

tending or able to multiply
maths involving multiplication

Derived forms of multiplicative

multiplicatively, adverb
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