ALL meanings of multiplication
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M m - noun multiplication mathematics: times tables 1
- noun multiplication reproduction, procreation 1
- noun multiplication The process or skill of multiplying. 1
- noun multiplication the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied. 1
- noun multiplication Arithmetic. a mathematical operation, symbolized by a × b, a ⋅ b, a ∗ b, or ab, and signifying, when a and b are positive integers, that a is to be added to itself as many times as there are units in b; the addition of a number to itself as often as is indicated by another number, as in 2×3 or 5×10. 1
- noun multiplication Mathematics. any generalization of this operation applicable to numbers other than integers, as fractions or irrational numbers. 1
- uncountable noun multiplication Multiplication is the process of calculating the total of one number multiplied by another. 0
- uncountable noun multiplication The multiplication of things of a particular kind is the process or fact of them increasing in number or amount. 0
- noun multiplication an arithmetical operation, defined initially in terms of repeated addition, usually written a × b, a.b, or ab, by which the product of two quantities is calculated: to multiply a by positive integral b is to add a to itself b times. Multiplication by fractions can then be defined in the light of the associative and commutative properties; multiplication by 1/n is equivalent to multiplication by 1 followed by division by n: for example 0.3 × 0.7 = 0.3 × 7⁄10 = (0.3 × 7)/10 = 21⁄10 = 0.21 0
- noun multiplication the act of multiplying or state of being multiplied 0
- noun multiplication the act or process in animals, plants, or people of reproducing or breeding 0
- noun multiplication a multiplying or being multiplied 0
- noun multiplication 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) 0