"multiplicative" meaning in English

See multiplicative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ [UK], /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/ [UK]
Etymology: From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|multiplicativus}} Latin multiplicativus, {{uder|en|la|multiplicāre||to multiply}} Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} multiplicative (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to multiplication. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or pertaining to multiplication): multiplicatiu (Catalan), mnożny (Polish), multiplicativo (Portuguese), multiplicativo (Spanish), multiplikativ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-multiplicative-en-adj-K3gL3-VO Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to multiplication': 77 14 9
  2. (mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over multiplication. Tags: not-comparable, usually Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (distributive over multiplication): multiplikativ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-multiplicative-en-adj-mZm0baoG Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'distributive over multiplication': 12 78 10
  3. (algebra) Having multiplication as an operator. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-multiplicative-en-adj-buym6L6s Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicatively, multiplicative number, multiplicative numeral, multiplicative operation, multiplicative subset, nonmultiplicative, submultiplicative, supermultiplicative

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ [UK], /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/ [UK] Forms: multiplicatives [plural]
Etymology: From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|multiplicativus}} Latin multiplicativus, {{uder|en|la|multiplicāre||to multiply}} Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} multiplicative (countable and uncountable, plural multiplicatives)
  1. (grammar) A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-multiplicative-en-noun-hubve-Dn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 10 77 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 2 16 15 67 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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