multiplicative
/ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ adjective, noun
Forms multiplicatives
- adjective Of or pertaining to multiplication.
- adjective (mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over multiplication. “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).”
- adjective (algebra) Having multiplication as an operator.
- noun (grammar) A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.
Etymology
From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [Cf. F. multiplicatif.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “multiplicative”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details