Definition of "submultiple" []

• A number that is an exact divisor of another number. (noun)

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• "The grouping formed by the prefix symbol attached to the unit symbol constitutes a new inseparable symbol (of a multiple or submultiple of the unit concerned) which can be raised to a positive or negative power and combined with other unit symbols to form compound unit symbols."
• "Conversions from a multiple or submultiple to the basic units of meters, liters, or grams can be done using the table."
• "The equivalent can however be determined very accurately, and we have seen that it is some multiple or submultiple of the true atomic weight."