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NOMBRE MULTIPLE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
DEF

... a number which can be divided by a smaller number an exact number of times: 24 is a multiple of 8.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
DEF

Nombre obtenu en multipliant le nombre considéré par un nombre entier quelconque.

OBS

multiple : C'est en fait un adjectif employé substantivement, par contraction de «nombre multiple».

Key term(s)
  • nombre multiple

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aritmética y teoría de los números
DEF

Número que se obtiene multiplicándolo por otro: [...] es una cantidad que lo contiene exactamente varias veces.

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