The difference between Cardinal number and Multiplier
When used as nouns, cardinal number means a number used to denote quantity, whereas multiplier means a number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cardinal number and Multiplier
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Cardinal number as a noun:
A number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.
Examples:
"The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3."
"The cardinal number "three" can be represented as "3" or "three"."
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Cardinal number as a noun (mathematics):
A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets.
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Cardinal number as a noun (grammar):
A word that expresses a countable quantity; a cardinal numeral.
Examples:
"Three" is a cardinal number, while "third" is an ordinal number."
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Multiplier as a noun (arithmetic):
A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
Examples:
"In the expression'' 5 × 7, ''the "5" is a multiplier."
"The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game."
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Multiplier as a noun (grammar):
An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
Examples:
"English multipliers include "double" and "triple"."
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Multiplier as a noun (economics):
A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
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Multiplier as a noun (physics):
Any of several devices used to enhance a signal 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.
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Multiplier as a noun:
A multiplier onion.