multiplicative
31multiplicative — [ mʌltɪˌplɪkətɪv] noun subject to or of the nature of multiplication …
32multiplicative — mul·ti·pli·ca·tive …
33multiplicative — mul•ti•pli•ca•tive [[t]ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ˌmʌl təˈplɪk ə [/t]] adj. 1) tending to multiply or increase 2) having the power of multiplying • Etymology: 1645–55; < ML multiplicātīvus= L multiplicāt(us), ptp. of multiplicāre to multiply I+ īvus …
34multiplicative — /ˈmʌltəpləkeɪtɪv/ (say multuhpluhkaytiv), /mʌltəˈplɪkətɪv/ (say multuh plikuhtiv) adjective 1. tending to multiply or increase. 2. having the power of multiplying. {Medieval Latin multiplicātivus} –multiplicatively, adverb …
35multiplicative identity — noun Date: 1958 an identity element (as 1 in the group of rational numbers without 0) that in a given mathematical system leaves unchanged any element by which it is multiplied …
36multiplicative inverse — noun Date: 1958 an element of a mathematical set that when multiplied by a given element yields the identity element called also reciprocal …
37multiplicative axiom — Math. Chiefly Brit. See axiom of choice. * * * …
38multiplicative group — Math. a group in which the operation of the group is multiplication. * * * …
39multiplicative identity — Math. an identity that when used to multiply a given element in a specified set leaves that element unchanged, as the number 1 for the real number system. [1955 60] * * * …
40multiplicative inverse — Math. reciprocal (def. 9). [1955 60] * * * …