English Dictionary

multiplier

/ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/

noun

(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied. / (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

The multiplier is used to calculate the total cost.

意味（1）

(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.

In the expression 5 × 7, the 7 is a multiplier.

意味（2）

(grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

English multipliers include double and triple.

意味（3）

(economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.

意味（4）

(physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal

意味（5）

(physics, obsolete) a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.

意味（6）

A multiplier onion.

Shallots are the most prolific of all the multipliers, and easier to grow than onions.