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multiplicative

multiplicative

1 6.4
About using times with numbers or amounts
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multiplicativo
  • The teacher explained the multiplicative nature of the equations to help the students understand how to solve them.
  • multiplicative interactions
  • multiplicative model
  • multiplicative term

Examples

  • This consumer is not using an additive ("or") rule but a multiplicative ("and") rule for their decision-making.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The superiority of the Gray-Tallman model in fitting the simulated left-turn choices supports the belief that motorists combine the various values and costs in a multiplicative rather than a linear fashion.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So, so then you will get this simple multiplicative sort of relationship.

  • In terms of the popular vote, the state margin and state size are multiplicative.

    Academic text (2018)
  • We refer to these functions as multiplicative.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Accordingly, we include a multiplicative interaction term for target trade share with the United States.

    Academic text (2016)
  • And this is because really we're looking in the multiplicative subgroup.

  • This analysis tested specifically for interactions using multiplicative terms, wherein one variable is multiplied by another.

    Academic text (2003)
  • And this is finite field arithmetic where you've got to be able to find a multiplicative and an additive inverse.

  • By the third grade, most children begin to develop the concepts of multiplication and division (34); by fifth grade, students are expected to have mastered multiplicative reasoning skills and be able to solve multiplication problems with various semantic structures (34).

    Academic text (2014)

Compounds

1 7.4

A number that you multiply by a given number to get 1

Surface Forms

multiplicative positive

Morphology

multiplicative = multiply (transparent) = multiplic + ative

Formed with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ative' from 'multiply'/'multiplication', so it directly means 'relating to multiplication'.

Etymology

Multiplicative comes from the Latin parts multi- meaning 'many' and -plic- meaning 'to fold' or 'make more', the same idea behind multiply and multiple. That's why in math multiplicative describes things that are 'about multiplication' or that work by taking numbers 'times' each other.