from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun One that multiplies.
noun Mathematics The number by which another number is multiplied. In 8 × 32, the multiplier is 8.
noun Physics A device, such as a phototube, used to enhance or increase an effect.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun One who or that which multiplies or increases in number.
noun An alchemist.
noun The number in the arithmetical process of multiplication by which another is multiplied. Also multiplicator.
noun A flat coil of conducting wire used as the coil of a galvanoscope. The tendency to deflection is proportional nearly to the number of coils.
noun An arithmometer for performing calculations in multiplication.
noun A multiplying-reel; an attachment to an anglers' reel which gathers in the slack with multiplied speed at each revolution of the crank. See reel.
noun See the adjectives.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.
noun (Math.) The number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under Multiplication.
noun (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See Thermomultiplier.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun arithmetic A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
noun grammar An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
noun economics A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
noun physics Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
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There are good options such as increases in food stamps, and infrastructure spending, for which the multiplier is around 1. 6-1.8.
"Having a downsize in employment in a sector that pays very well is not welcome news," Mr. DiNapoli said, citing what he called the "multiplier effect," whereby each lost Wall Street job results in two additional lost jobs in other sectors in the city.
If the rules are tailored in such a way as to ensure that a greater percentage goes back to the primary producer then it filters through the local economy through what they call a multiplier effect.
But if you want to jump from that fact to imputing the view to Romer that the fiscal spending multiplier is small or smaller than the tax multiplier, you would be wrong to do so.
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