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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MULTIPLICATIVE

a.Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply or increase numbers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MULTIPLICATIVE

Mul "ti *pli *ca *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. multiplicatif. ]

 

Defn: Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.

 

MULTIPLICATIVELY

MULTIPLICATIVELY Mul "ti *pli *ca *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: So as to multiply.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

multiplicative

mul ti pli ca tive |ˌməltəˈplikətiv, ˈməltəpləˌkātiv ˌməltəˈplɪkədɪv | ▶noun subject to or of the nature of multiplication: coronary risk factors are multiplicative.

 

Oxford Dictionary

multiplicative

multiplicative |ˈmʌltɪˌplɪkətɪv | ▶adjective subject to or of the nature of multiplication: coronary risk factors are multiplicative.