multiplication

Multiplication means to calculate the result of repeated additions of two numbers. (noun)

An example of multiplication is 4 times 2 equals 8.

See multiplication in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a multiplying or being multiplied
Math. 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)

See multiplication in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mŭlˌtə-plĭ-kāˈshən)

noun

The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.
Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
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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