multiplier; frequency multiplier
Technical term used in electronics and signal processing for a device or circuit that multiplies a frequency or other quantity.
This multiplier doubles the input frequency.
Generate harmonics using a multiplier.
frequency multiplier
Compound of 逓 (stepwise, relay) + 倍 (multiply) + 器 (device). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with frequency multiplication in electronics.