'Multiplier' definitions:
Definition of 'multiplier'
From: WordNet
noun
The number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: multiplier, multiplier factor]
Definition of 'Multiplier'
From: GCIDE
- Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. Multiplicator.]
- 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Math.) The number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier. [1913 Webster]