Origin: French suffix -ier
Multiplier has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
"When calculating the total cost, remember that the price multiplier determines exactly how many times the base unit must be added together."
A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
"The engineer calculated the final stress load by multiplying the base pressure by the safety multiplier before approving the design."