multiplier
/ˈmʌltəˌplaɪər/
noun
- A person or thing that multiplies or increases something.
- The teacher acted as a multiplier of knowledge, inspiring many students.
- In the economy, government spending can act as a multiplier for job creation.
- Good advertising can be a powerful multiplier for sales.
- In mathematics, the number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied.
- When you multiply 3 by 2, the multiplier is 2.
- In the equation 4 × 5 = 20, the multiplier is 5.
- The multiplier tells you how many times to add the multiplicand to itself.
- A factor that amplifies or increases an effect, especially in economics.
- The investment multiplier shows how an initial spending increase leads to a larger overall economic impact.
- A high multiplier means that a small change in spending can cause a large change in output.
- Economists study the multiplier effect to predict changes in national income.
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