multiplier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: multiplier	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
multiplier n the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: multiplier, multiplier factor]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf. {Multiplicator}.] 1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number. 2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under {Multiplication}. 3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See {Thermomultiplier}.