multiplicative
adjective
mul·ti·pli·ca·tive
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Definition of multiplicative
1
: tending or having the power to multiply
2
: of, relating to, or associated with a mathematical operation of multiplication
the multiplicative property of 0 requires that a × 0 = 0 and 0 × a = 0
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Moreover, the distributions often appeared to be what’s called lognormal, which can happen, for example, when the numbers being plotted are the result of multiplicative processes rather than additive ones. — Quanta Magazine, "Why Don’t Patients Get Sick in Sync? Modelers Find Statistical Clues," 1 Mar. 2018 Put more generally, the conjecture says that the additive and multiplicative properties of a set of numbers somehow force each other to behave in a certain way. — Quanta Magazine, "How a Strange Grid Reveals Hidden Connections Between Simple Numbers," 6 Feb. 2019 And Taleb teaches us not to equate thin-tailed events that affect individuals (people drowning in their bathtubs) with multiplicative risks, like Ebola epidemics, that can have a systemic impact. — Glenn C. Altschuler, Philly.com, "'Skin in the Game': Nassim Nicholas Taleb, smart, iconoclastic, smug, snide," 26 Mar. 2018 Since that stimulus has multiplicative effects on businesses and total output, the AHCA slashes state outputs by amounts far greater than the amount of federal funds divested. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, "How the AHCA Could Cause an Economic Downturn," 17 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multiplicative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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