Multiplication Definition
mŭltə-plĭ-kāshən
noun
A multiplying or being multiplied.
Webster's New World
Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
American Heritage
The process of finding the number or quantity (product) obtained by repeated additions of a specified number or quantity (multiplicand) a specified number of times (multiplier): symbolized in various ways (Ex.: 3 × 4 = 12 or 3 4 = 12, which means 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12, to add the number three together four times)
Webster's New World
Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
American Heritage
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Noun
Singular:
multiplication
Plural:
multiplicationsOrigin of Multiplication
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Derived from Latin term multiplicare
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