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multiplier

multiply

verb muel-tee-PLYEH Rare

Also means

increase

Usage Note

Multiplier is used both mathematically ('multiply 3 by 4') and figuratively ('the problems are multiplying'). The reflexive se multiplier means 'to proliferate'. The related noun is multiplication, and the adjective multiple shares the root.

Examples

"Les erreurs se multiplient à grande vitesse."

Natural Translation

The errors are multiplying very quickly.

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