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multiplier |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: multiplier n : the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: {multiplier factor}]
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