Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiplicative

/ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-plica-tive
IPA: /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to multiplication.

adj

Distributive over multiplication.

adj

Having multiplication as an operator.

noun

A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if A and B are square matrices of the same size, then #92;mbox#123;det#125;(AB)#61;#92;mbox#123;det#125;(A)#92;,#92;mbox#123;det#125;(B)."

Etymology

From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

multiplicatives (plural)

Derived Forms

multiplicatively multiplicativity nonmultiplicative submultiplicative supermultiplicative supramultiplicative

Phrases

multiplicative identity multiplicative inverse multiplicative number multiplicative numeral multiplicative operation multiplicative subset

Questions

How do you pronounce multiplicative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/.
What does multiplicative mean?: Of or pertaining to multiplication.
Where does multiplicative come from?: From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).

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