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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBMULTIPLE

n.[See Multiply. ] A number or quantity which is contained in another a certain number of times, or is an aliquot part of it. Thus 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times. The word is used as an adjective also; as a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBMULTIPLE

SUBMULTIPLE Sub *mul "ti *ple, n. (Math. )

Defn: A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.

SUBMULTIPLE

SUBMULTIPLE Sub *mul "ti *ple, a. (Math. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.

New American Oxford Dictionary

submultiple

sub mul ti ple |səbˈməltəpəl səbˈməltəpəl | ▶noun a number that can be divided exactly into a specified number. ▶adjective of or pertaining to such a number.

Oxford Dictionary

submultiple

sub |mul ¦tiple |sʌbˈmʌltɪp (ə )l | ▶noun a number that can be divided exactly into a specified number. ▶adjective denoting such a number.