Look up: Multiplication

1. multiplication
   Multiplication is when a number can be added to itself a number of times. Multiplication is sometimes called repeated addition.
   Example: 2 multiplied by 10 equals 20. (2 x 10 = 20)
   See also: multiply
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2. multiplication
   [n] - a multiplicative increase 2. [n] - an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division
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3. Multiplication
   Symbol : In arithmetic, multiplication of one number, a, by another, b, consists of adding a to itself b times. This kind of multiplication is commutative, i.e. . The identity element for arithmetic multiplication is 1, i.e. multiplication by 1 produces no change. In a series of multiplications the...
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4. Multiplication
   Mul`ti·pli·ca'tion noun [ Latin multiplicatio : confer French multiplication . See Multiply .] 1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication ...
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5. multiplication
   1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. 'The increase and multiplication of the world.' (Thackeray) ... 2. <mathematics> The process of repeating, or adding to itself, an...
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6. multiplication
   times noun 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`
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7. multiplication
   noun a multiplicative increase; `repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors`; `this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth`
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8. Multiplication
   • (n.) The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. • (n.) The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists. • (n.) An increase ab...
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9. multiplication
   (from the article `arithmetic`) ...that a repeated sum such as 5 + 5 + 5 is independent of the way in which the summands are grouped; it can be written 3 5. Thus, a second binary ... ...many systems, such as the real or complex numbers, there are other systems, such as the system of matrices o...
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10. multiplication
    multiplication, fundamental operation in arithmetic and algebra. Multiplication by a whole number can be interpreted as successive addition. For example, a number N multiplied by 3 is N + N + N. In general, multiplying positive numbers N and M gives the area of the rectangle with sides N and M. The ...
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11. multiplication
    One of the four basic operations of arithmetic, usually written in the form a × b or ab, and involving repeated addition in the sense that a is added to itself b times. Multiplication obeys the associative law (for example, a ×...
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12. Multiplication
    `Multiplication` (often denoted by the ×-->`") is the Operation (mathematics)|mathematical operation of scaling one number by another. It is one of the four basic operations in elementary arithmetic (the others being addition, subtraction and division). Because the result of scaling by whol...
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13. Multiplication
    (music) :This article is about multiplication in music; for multiplication in mathematics see multiplication. The mathematical operations of `multiplication` have several applications to music. Other than its application to the frequency ratios of intervals (e.g., Just intonation, and ...
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