multiplicative

/ˌməl-tə-ˈpli-kə-tiv/

adjective

  1. tending or having the power to multiply

  2. of, relating to, or associated with a mathematical operation of multiplication

noun

  1. an identity element (such as 1 in the group of rational numbers without 0) that in a given mathematical system leaves unchanged any element by which it is multiplied

noun

  1. an element of a mathematical set that when multiplied by a given element yields the identity element —called also reciprocal