Multiplier

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The term multiplier may refer to:

In electrical engineering:

• Multiplication ALU, a digital circuit that multiplies two numbers in a digital system
• Analog multiplier, a device that multiplies two analog signals

In macroeconomics:

• Multiplier (economics), an effect that occurs when a change in spending causes a disproportionate change in aggregate demand.
• Money multiplier, a term that represents the maximum amount of money that the banking system generates with each dollar of excess reserves.

In warfare:

• Force multiplier, a factor that dramatically increases the combat-effectiveness of a given military force.

In mathematics:

• Lagrange multiplier, a scalar variable used in mathematics to solve an optimisation problem for a given constraint.
• multiplier (Fourier analysis), an operator that multiplies the Fourier coefficients of a function by a specified function (known as the symbol).

In fishing:

• A multiplier fishing reel creates less friction when casting.

In clock signal:

• A CPU multiplier allows a CPU to perform more cycles per single cycle of the front side bus.