Meaning & Definition of Multiplication in English
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Multiplication
/məltəpləkeʃən/
noun
1. The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
synonym:
- generation,
- multiplication,
- propagation
2. A multiplicative increase
- "Repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"
- "This multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
synonym:
- multiplication
3. 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"
synonym:
- multiplication,
- times
Examples of using
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
The children are learning the multiplication tables by heart.