multiplicative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
    • the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation

WordNet


Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. multiplicatif.
Definitions
  1. Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.

Webster 1913