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What is a multiplier?

What is a multiplier? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
  2. (grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
  3. (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
  4. (physics) Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
    1. (physics) a coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
  5. A multiplier onion.
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It is also important for strategic leaders and warfighters to understand the media as a potent force multiplier in a wide variety of areas.
Make sure multiplier drag washers have been fully cleaned and give line freely without snatching.
Economists recognize that estimating multiplier effects is a chancy business under the best of circumstances.
We will see a process whereby any lie issuing from any of them is amplified by the others, creating a multiplier effect.
In situations where inter-regional labour migration is a major feature, regional multiplier models may exhibit greater limitations.
Training programmes will enable the trainers to further disseminate the information to others in the community, creating a multiplier effect.

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