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multiplication

mul·tip·li·cation

UK/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ US/ˌmʌltʌplʌˈkeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

  • “the multiplication of four by three gives twelve”
  • “four times three equals twelve”
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2.

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

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3.

a multiplicative increase

  • “repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors”
  • “this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.

Phrases

  • Comba multiplication
  • cross multiplication
  • Karatsuba multiplication
  • multiplication dance
  • multiplication sign
  • multiplication table
  • Russian peasant multiplication
  • scalar multiplication

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