Etymology

submultiple

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Today it means: A quantity that gives another quantity when multiplied by an integer Full definition →

English multiple ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmultiple
  5. English todaysubmultiple

From sub- + multiple.

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