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multiplication
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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.

multi·pli·cation·al adj.

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.multiplication - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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 divisionmultiplication - 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"
arithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers
Translations
multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən]
A. Nmultiplicación f
B. CPD multiplication table Ntabla f de multiplicar

multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən] 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 nsigne m de multiplication
multiplication table ntable f de multiplication

multiplication
n
(Math) → Multiplikation f
(fig)Vervielfachung f, → Vermehrung f

multiplication:
multiplication sign
n (Math) → Multiplikationszeichen nt
multiplication table
n (Math) → Multiplikationstabelle f; he knows all his multiplicationser kann das Einmaleins

multiplication [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn] nmoltiplicazione f

multiplication مضاعفة násobení multiplikation Multiplikation πολλαπλασιασμός multiplicación kertolasku multiplication množenje moltiplicazione 掛け算 곱셈 vermenigvuldiging multiplikasjon mnożenie multiplicação умножение multiplikation การคูณ çarpma işlemi sự nhân 乘法


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