multiplicative
adjective
mul·ti·pli·ca·tive
ˌməl-tə-ˈpli-kə-tiv 
ˈməl-tə-plə-ˌkā-tiv
ˈməl-tə-plə-ˌkā-tiv
1
: tending or having the power to multiply
2
: of, relating to, or associated with a mathematical operation of multiplication
the multiplicative property of 0 requires that a × 0 = 0 and 0 × a = 0
multiplicatively
adverb
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The same can be done with exponential functions characterized by constant multiplicative change.
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Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
In 1969, the mathematician Volker Strassen revealed a more complicated procedure that could multiply 2-by-2 matrices in just seven multiplicative steps and 18 additions.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Worse, every extra dollar of tax revenue inflow has a multiplicative effect when it’s remembered that government programs only grow.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
And if a year with three or four truly dangerous days is followed by one with 10 or 15, the effect on total area burned can be not additive but multiplicative, with relatively small changes to patterns of extreme weather yielding world-changing volumes of fire.
—David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
In 1969, the mathematician Volker Strassen revealed a more complicated procedure that could multiply 2-by-2 matrices in just seven multiplicative steps and 18 additions.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
Worse, every extra dollar of tax revenue inflow has a multiplicative effect when it’s remembered that government programs only grow.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
And if a year with three or four truly dangerous days is followed by one with 10 or 15, the effect on total area burned can be not additive but multiplicative, with relatively small changes to patterns of extreme weather yielding world-changing volumes of fire.
—David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Multiplicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplicative. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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multiplicative
adjective
mul·ti·pli·ca·tive
ˌməl-tə-ˈplik-ət-iv
ˈməl-tə-plə-ˌkāt-
ˈməl-tə-plə-ˌkāt-
: of, relating to, or associated with a mathematical operation of multiplication
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