mul|ti|pli|er

mul|ti|pli|er
mul|ti|pli|er «MUHL tuh PLY uhr», noun.
1. a number by which another number is to be multiplied: »

In 5 times 83, the multiplier is 5.

2. a person or thing that multiplies.
3. Physics. an instrument or device used for intensifying by repetition the intensity of a force, current, or other agent.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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