MULTIPLICATIVE
multiplicative
(adjective) tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree; “the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
multiplicative (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to multiplication.
(mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over multiplication.
Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if and are square matrices of the same size, then .
(algebra) Having multiplication as an operator.
Noun
multiplicative (countable and uncountable, plural multiplicatives)
(grammar) A grammatical adverbial case in Finnish.
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. multiplicatif.]
Definition: Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease
numbers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition