submultiple

A quantity that gives another quantity when multiplied by an integer

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.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English multiple English submultiple From sub- + multiple.

Forms

submultiples