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noun

Multiplier n.

One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.

(Math.) The number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication.

(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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Multiplier" Quotes from Famous Books

... eight hunder examinable persons, deducting children under nine years of age, and then adding one-fifth to stand for bairns of nine years auld, and under, the whole population will reach to the sum of—let us add one-fifth to 800 to be the multiplier, and 230 ...

— Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott

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