Submultiple

noun

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Noun

1
A quantity that gives another quantity when multiplied by an integer
"A centimetre is a submultiple of a metre, being contained in it a hundred times."

Synonyms

aliquot argument arithmetical cardinal decimal differential

Example

"A centimetre is a submultiple of a metre, being contained in it a hundred times."

Etymology

From sub- + multiple.

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