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Webster 1913 Edition


Multiplier

Mul′ti-pliˊer

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
multiplier
. Cf.
Multiplicator
.]
1.
One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
2.
(Math.)
The number by which another number (the
multiplicand
) 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Multiplier

MUL'TIPLIER

,
Noun.
One who multiplies, or increases number.
1.
The number in arithmetic by which another is multiplied; the multiplicator.