Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving multiplication: Describes something that pertains to the mathematical operation of multiplication or has the effect of increasing by multiplication.
   • Tending to multiply or increase: Having the power or tendency to cause an increase in number, quantity, or degree.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The multiplicative property of zero states that any number multiplied by zero equals zero.
  • The study examined the multiplicative effect of the new policy on economic growth.
  • In this equation, the symbol represents a multiplicative factor.

Advanced Usage

• "Multiplicative inverse": In mathematics, the reciprocal of a number; a value which, when multiplied by the original number, yields a product of one.
  • The multiplicative inverse of 5 is 1/5.
• "Multiplicative model": A statistical or economic model where the effects of different factors are multiplied together rather than added.
  • The analysis used a multiplicative model to forecast sales.

Variants and Related Words

• Multiply (verb): To increase in number by reproduction or to perform the mathematical operation of multiplication.
  • Rabbits multiply quickly.
• Multiplication (noun): The process or skill of multiplying, or a mathematical operation.
  • The children are learning multiplication tables.
• Multiplier (noun): A number by which another number is multiplied; a factor that amplifies an effect.
  • Government spending can act as an economic multiplier.

Synonyms

• Augmentative: Tending or having the power to increase.
• Amplifying: Increasing in size, effect, or intensity.

Related Phrases

• Multiplicative reasoning: A form of mathematical thinking that involves scaling, proportional relationships, and multiplication/division.
  • Solving this problem requires strong multiplicative reasoning.
• Multiplicative comparison: A comparison that expresses how many times larger or smaller one quantity is than another (e.g., "A is three times as long as B").
  • The word problem asks for a multiplicative comparison of the two distances.

Adjective

1. tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
   • the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation