multiplication
the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
Arithmetic. a mathematical operation, symbolized by a × b, a ⋅ b, a ∗ b, or ab, and signifying, when a and b are positive integers, that a is to be added to itself as many times as there are units in b; the addition of a number to itself as often as is indicated by another number, as in 2×3 or 5×10.
Mathematics. any generalization of this operation applicable to numbers other than integers, as fractions or irrational numbers.
Origin of multiplication
1Other words from multiplication
- mul·ti·pli·ca·tion·al, adjective
- non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tion, noun
- non·mul·ti·pli·ca·tion·al, adjective
- o·ver·mul·ti·pli·ca·tion, noun
- re·mul·ti·pli·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby multiplication
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How to use multiplication in a sentence
You kind of arrest things very early, so either maybe there is no disease or just very limited virus multiplication.
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His company names all ended in an X—EBX, OGX, MMX—because in numerology, X stands for the multiplication of wealth.
The multiplication of love in the household is just pure delight.
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When working together, people experience what Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero, called “the multiplication of courage.”
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Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe majority of you no doubt know what the multiplication-table is, and I am sure you have thought it a pretty disagreeable thing.
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British Dictionary definitions for multiplication
/ (ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən) /
an arithmetical operation, defined initially in terms of repeated addition, usually written a × b, a.b, or ab, by which the product of two quantities is calculated: to multiply a by positive integral b is to add a to itself b times. Multiplication by fractions can then be defined in the light of the associative and commutative properties; multiplication by 1/ n is equivalent to multiplication by 1 followed by division by n: for example 0.3 × 0.7 = 0.3 × 7/10 = (0.3 × 7)/10 = 2 1/10 = 0.21
the act of multiplying or state of being multiplied
the act or process in animals, plants, or people of reproducing or breeding
Derived forms of multiplication
- multiplicational, adjective
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Scientific definitions for multiplication
[ mŭl′tə-plĭ-kā′shən ]
A mathematical operation performed on a pair of numbers in order to derive a third number called a product. For positive integers, multiplication consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a specified number of times. Thus multiplying 6 by 3 means adding 6 to itself three times. The operation of multiplication is extended to other real numbers according to the rules governing the multiplicative properties of positive integers.
Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
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