moltiplicato

Moltiplicato is the past participle of the Italian verb moltiplicare (to multiply). It functions as both a participle and an adjective, indicating that a quantity or object has undergone multiplication or has been increased by a multiplication operation. In mathematics and everyday language, it appears in phrases such as “otto moltiplicato per due” or “un numero moltiplicato per tre,” meaning the product of those factors.

Etymology and usage notes: moltiplicato derives from Latin multiplicatus, through the Italian moltiplicare. In mathematical contexts, the operator of multiplication is typically expressed with per or the explicit operator (× or ·). The phrase “moltiplicato per” is standard in Italian for describing one factor multiplied by another. The participle agrees with the noun it modifies: e.g., “un numero moltiplicato per due” (masculine singular), “due numeri moltiplicati per cinque” (masculine plural), or “una quantità moltiplicata per due” (feminine singular).

Examples and nuance: common sentences include “Otto moltiplicato per due fa sedici” or “La quantità è stata moltiplicata per tre.” Beyond arithmetic, moltiplicato can appear in more general contexts to describe scaling or growth by a factor, as in business or data discussions, always retaining the sense of a result obtained through multiplication.

See also: moltiplicazione, moltiplicatore, prodotto, operatore di moltiplicazione.