multiplicative

1. 1.

   tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree

   “the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation”

   Similarincreasing

Questions about multiplicative

What does multiplicative mean?

multiplicative means "tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree".

How many syllables are in multiplicative?

multiplicative has 5 syllables and divides as mul-ti-pli-ca-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is multiplicative a common word?

multiplicative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.