submultiple

submultiple

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English multiple
English submultiple

    From sub- + multiple.

    Noun

    submultiple (plural submultiples)

    1. (sciences) 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.

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