Sŭb-mŭl'ti-ple1, n.
[Prefix sub and multiple.] (Math.) A number or quantity which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.
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Submultiple
Sŭb-mŭl'ti-ple2, a.
Of, pertaining to, or being, a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.