multiplicative

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/, /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪkətɪv/

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multiplicative (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to multiplication.
2. (mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over multiplication.

   Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if ${\displaystyle A}$ and ${\displaystyle B}$ are square matrices of the same size, then ${\displaystyle {\mbox{det}}(AB)={\mbox{det}}(A)\,{\mbox{det}}(B)}$.

3. (algebra) Having multiplication as an operator.

multiplicative (countable and uncountable, plural multiplicatives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.

multiplicative

1. feminine singular of multiplicatif

multiplicātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of multiplicātīvus