multiplication

mul·ti·pli·ca·tion  (mlt-pl-kshn)

n.

1. The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.

2. Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.

3. Mathematics

a. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other real numbers according to the rules governing the multiplicational properties of positive integers.

b. Any of certain analogous operations involving expressions other than real numbers.

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multi·pli·cation·al adj.

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multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Mathematics) 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

2. the act of multiplying or state of being multiplied

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the act or process in animals, plants, or people of reproducing or breeding

multiplicational  adj

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multiplication  (mlt-pl-kshn)

1. 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 multiplicational properties of positive integers.

2. Any of certain analogous operations involving expressions other than real numbers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	multiplication - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production propagation, generation facts of life, procreation, reproduction, breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring biogeny, biogenesis - the production of living organisms from other living organisms
	2.	multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" doubling - increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all" increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" quadrupling - increase by a factor of four quintupling - increasing by a factor of five tripling - increase by a factor of three
	3.	multiplication - 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" times arithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers

Translations

multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən]

A. N → multiplicación f

B. CPD multiplication table N → tabla f de multiplicar

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multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(MATHEMATICS) [numbers] → multiplication f

[cells, bacteria] → multiplication f

(= increase) [things] → multiplication f
the multiplication of political crises → la multiplication des crises politiques
multiplication sign n → signe m de multiplication
multiplication table n → table f de multiplication

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multiplication

n

(Math) → Multiplikation f

(fig) → Vervielfachung f, → Vermehrung f

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multiplication:

multiplication sign

n (Math) → Multiplikationszeichen nt

multiplication table

n (Math) → Multiplikationstabelle f; he knows all his multiplications → er kann das Einmaleins

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multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → moltiplicazione f

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multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → moltiplicazione f

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