乗じょう数すう

noun

multiplier; multiplier factor

Mathematical term for the number by which another number (the multiplicand) is multiplied. Used in arithmetic and algebra.

• 乗じょう数すうが大おおきいほど積せきも大おおきくなる。

  The larger the multiplier, the larger the product.

• この式しきでは、3が乗じょう数すうで、5が被ひ乗じょう数すうです。

  In this expression, 3 is the multiplier and 5 is the multiplicand.