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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premultiply

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-mul-ti-ply
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To multiply a matrix or quaternion by a preceding factor noncommutatively

Etymology

From pre- + multiply.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

premultiplies (present, singular) premultiplying (participle, present) premultiplied (participle, past) premultiplied (past)

Frequently Paired Words

postmultiply premultiplication premultiplier unpremultiply

Questions

What does premultiply mean?
To multiply a matrix or quaternion by a preceding factor noncommutatively
Where does premultiply come from?
From pre- + multiply.

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