multiplicative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ (UK)
Etymology
From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to multiplication.
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(not-comparable, of a function, usually) Distributive over multiplication.
Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if A and B are square matrices of the same size, then #92;mbox#123;det#125;(AB)#61;#92;mbox#123;det#125;(A)#92;,#92;mbox#123;det#125;(B).
- (not-comparable) Having multiplication as an operator.
Deriveds
multiplicativity · multiplicative subset · multiplicative identity · multiplicative numeral · multiplicative inverse · multiplicative number · multiplicatively · multiplicative operation · submultiplicative · supramultiplicative · nonmultiplicative · supermultiplicative
Translations (12)
sv multiplikativ (of or pertaining to multiplication) · hi गुणनात्मक (distributive over multiplication) · eo multiplika (of or pertaining to multiplication) · hi गुणनात्मक (of or pertaining to multiplication) · pl multiplikatywny (distributive over multiplication) · pt multiplicativo (of or pertaining to multiplication) · pl mnożny (of or pertaining to multiplication) · sv multiplikativ (distributive over multiplication) · ca multiplicatiu (of or pertaining to multiplication) · sk násobný (of or pertaining to multiplication) · es multiplicativo (of or pertaining to multiplication) · pl multiplikatywny (having multiplication as an operator)