MULTIPLIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does multiplier mean? 

• MULTIPLIER (noun)
  The noun MULTIPLIER has 1 sense:

1. the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied

  Familiarity information: MULTIPLIER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULTIPLIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The number by which a multiplicand is multiplied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

multiplier; multiplier factor

Hypernyms ("multiplier" is a kind of...):

number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "multiplier"):

scale factor (a number used as a multiplier in scaling)

Derivation:

multiply (combine by multiplication)