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

  1. 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"."

  2. Cardinal number as a noun (mathematics):

    A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets.

  3. 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."

  1. 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."

  2. Multiplier as a noun (grammar):

    An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

    Examples:

    "English multipliers include "double" and "triple"."

  3. Multiplier as a noun (economics):

    A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.

  4. 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.

  5. Multiplier as a noun:

    A multiplier onion.