multiplier
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- noun
- /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪər/
- Specialized
:
multiplicador
- In mathematics, a multiplier is any number that increases the value of another number when multiplied.
- multiplier effect
- money multiplier
- multiplier array
You're wrong almost by a multiplier of eight.
- You're wrong almost by a multiplier of eight.
- You can get a multiplier on revenue.
- You can raise the multiplier until your stress tests are no longer able to pass.
- I can guess now, like if I had to put a six times multiplier on it, you know, I could guess.
- Also, if A is, you know, a number that actually it's a multiplier.
- So I don't know if that's a lower BCLK altogether and a higher multiplier or if it's something else.
- And when you do like an SBA loan on a laundromat, you have a profit multiplier of five times your income.
- But in reality, when you set the multiplier, it'll set, it'll apply.
- And with, with a system multiplier like that, there is a lot that you can do.
Examples
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The potential impact in the longer term may even be greater due to the multiplier process.
Academic text (1995) -
AI is a force multiplier of your marketing.
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Hundreds of economic studies have tried to estimate the multiplier effect of a dollar of extra spending.
Academic text (1995) -
Community boosters have long accepted the beneficial multiplier effects of government spending on the locality.
Academic text (1995) -
Site energy savings, in kWh, are converted into pounds of CO2 using a multiplier of 1.64.
Academic text (2001) -
The financial report indicated that the multiplier for the investment was 2.5, meaning every dollar spent would yield 2.5 dollars in return.
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To calculate the total cost, you need to find the multiplier that represents how many times the base price is increased.
Synonyms
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A number that divides another number exactly
A number that tells how many times to use a value to get a result
A number put in front of a math term to multiply it
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that makes very high voltages to speed up charged particles
- Specialized
A device that makes very high electric voltages to speed charged particles for physics experiments
- Specialized
A device that makes a weak electric signal stronger by producing more electrons
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Multiplier comes from multi- meaning 'many' and the same root as multiply, which means 'to make more'. So a multiplier is the number that makes another number 'many' times larger, which explains its use in math.