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multiply¹ Definition

multi·ply (mul′tə plī′)

transitive verb -·plied′, -·ply′·ing

  1. to cause to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree
  2. Math. to find the product of by multiplication

Etymology: ME multiplien < OFr multiplier < L multiplicare < multiplex, multiple

intransitive verb

  1. to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree; specif., to increase by procreation
  2. Math. to perform multiplication

multiply² Definition

multi·ply (mul′tə plē)

adverb

in multiple ways

multiply Synonyms

multiply

v.

  1. To increase

    add, augment, double; see increase 1.

  2. To bring forth young

    generate, produce, populate; see propagate 1, reproduce 3.

  3. To employ multiplication as an arithmetical process

    repeat, compound, aggregate, manifold, raise, square, cube, raise to a higher power, employ a function, calculate; see also increase 1.

    Antonyms divide, decrease*, subtract. See syn. study at increase.increase.

multiply Usage Examples

Object

  • loaf: Yes, he multiplies loaves and fishes, but that is a sign of how he alone can satisfy our deepest hunger.
  • matrix: MULT Utility: Used by MULLIK only, MULT multiplies two square matrices together.
  • fraction: His defining moment was when he showed his teacher how to multiply mixed fractions.
  • probability: As I said, the expectation for an outcome is its probability multiplied by its utility value for you.
  • coefficient: It is approximated by multiplying the path coefficient by the correlation coefficient.
  • stake: The amount you win or lose depends on the size of your stake multiplied by how correct or how wrong you are.

Subject

  • factor: That could be multiplied by a factor of around 16.
  • entrant: An entrant's score is the sum of each driver's points multiplied by the entrant 's rating of the driver.
  • fraction: Thus, to calculate the grid-box mean, the output &#xFB01;elds should be multiplied point-wise by the coverage fraction.
  • probability: This is multiplied by the probability estimates in the third layer, and the class with lowest estimated cost is selected.
  • width: The image size is multiplied by the width and height percentages to obtain the final image dimensions.

Modifying Another Word

  • exponentially: They're multiplying exponentially and are asking us to PAY for their observations!
  • indefinitely: Examples might be multiplied indefinitely were design in nature our only subject.

Particle object:

  • bracket: Multiplying out two brackets and simplifying 2 Equations Simple equation with one operation.

Preposition: in

  • gut: In infected animals it multiplies in the gut, forming tiny spores called oocysts, which are excreted in feces in very large numbers.

Preposition: by

  • factor: That could be multiplied by a factor of around 16.
  • fraction: Thus, to calculate the grid-box mean, the output &#xFB01;elds should be multiplied point-wise by the coverage fraction.
  • entrant: An entrant's score is the sum of each driver's points multiplied by the entrant 's rating of the driver.
  • probability: This is multiplied by the probability estimates in the third layer, and the class with lowest estimated cost is selected.
  • width: The image size is multiplied by the width and height percentages to obtain the final image dimensions.
multiply Quotes

And God said, Let us create man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepethuponthe earth. So God createdmaninhis own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them,Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

—Bible (Old Testament)