multiplier

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪər/ UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪə/ See IPA manual

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noun
a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified

Government spending can act as a multiplier on economic growth.

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1 noun · a quantity or factor by... factor coefficient amplifieraugmenter

Opposites

divisorreducer

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Related forms multiply multiple multiplication

Etymology

From multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold').

multiplicāre Latin multus Latin plicāre Latin

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# multiplier

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmʌltəˌplaɪər
**IPA (UK):** ˈmʌltɪplaɪə

## Meanings
1. a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified

## Examples
- Government spending can act as a multiplier on economic growth.

## Synonyms
- factor
- coefficient
- amplifier
- augmenter

## Antonyms
- divisor
- reducer

## Related Forms
- multiply
- multiple
- multiplication

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: multiplicāre
- Root: multus
- Root: plicāre

## Etymology
From multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold').

## AI Etymology
Multiplier comes from multiply + -er; multiply from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'). The etymological trail includes Latin multiplicāre, Latin multus, Latin plicāre. The same word family includes multiply, multiple, multiplication. Its current noun use means "a quantity or factor by which another is multiplied or amplified".

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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