multiplicative

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adjective

Of or pertaining to 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).”

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increasing
OriginLatin multiplicativus →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiplicative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to multiplication.
  2. not comparableusuallymathematicsDistributive 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).

  3. not comparablealgebraHaving multiplication as an operator.
nounmultiplicative (countable and uncountable, plural multiplicatives)

plural multiplicatives

  1. countableuncountablegrammarA grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree

Similar
increasing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmultiplicāre“to multiply”
  2. Latinmultiplicativus
  3. Englishmultiplicative

From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).

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Translations

Catalan multiplicatiu
  • multiplicatiuof or pertaining to multiplication
Esperanto multiplika
  • multiplikaof or pertaining to multiplication
Hindi गुणनात्मक, गुणनात्मक
  • गुणनात्मक (guṇnātmak)of or pertaining to multiplication
  • गुणनात्मक (guṇnātmak)distributive over multiplication
Polish mnożny, multiplikatywny
  • mnożnyof or pertaining to multiplication
  • multiplikatywnydistributive over multiplication
  • multiplikatywnyhaving multiplication as an operator
Portuguese multiplicativo
  • multiplicativoof or pertaining to multiplication
Slovak násobný
  • násobnýof or pertaining to multiplication
Spanish multiplicativo
  • multiplicativoof or pertaining to multiplication
Swedish multiplikativ, multiplikativ
  • multiplikativof or pertaining to multiplication
  • multiplikativdistributive over multiplication
Cite this entry
APA

multiplicative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplicative

MLA

“multiplicative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplicative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiplicative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplicative.

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