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  • 11multiplication — noun Etymology: Middle English multiplicacioun, from Anglo French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplication , multiplicatio, from multiplicare to multiply Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of multiplying ; the state of being multiplied 2.… …

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  • 12multiplication — noun /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkeɪʃən/ a) The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.<! When applied to whole numbers, multiplication… …

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  • 13multiplication — n. 1 the arithmetical process of multiplying. 2 the act or an instance of multiplying. Phrases and idioms: multiplication sign the sign (x) to indicate that one quantity is to be multiplied by another, as in 2 x 3 = 6. multiplication table a list …

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  • 14multiplication — mul|ti|pli|ca|tion [ ,mʌltıplı keıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) in mathematics, the process of adding a number to itself a particular number of times 2. ) multiplication of a large increase in something: new drug combinations that slow the… …

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  • 15multiplication — UK [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) maths the process of adding a number to itself a particular number of times 2) a large increase in something multiplication of: new drug combinations that slow the multiplication of the AIDS… …

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  • 16multiplication — /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən / (say .multuhpluh kayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of multiplying. 2. the state of being multiplied. 3. Arithmetic the process of finding the number (the product) resulting from the addition of a given number (the… …

  • 17multiplication — multiplicational, adj. /mul teuh pli kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied. 2. Arith. a mathematical operation, symbolized by a × b, a · b, a * b, or ab, and signifying, when a and b are positive… …

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  • 18multiplication — noun 1》 the process of multiplying. 2》 Mathematics the process of combining matrices, vectors, or other quantities under specific rules to obtain their product …

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  • 19multiplication — mul·ti·pli·ca·tion (mul″tĭ plĭ kaґshən) a process of increasing …

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  • 20multiplication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. procreation, reproduction; increase, productiveness. See numeration, multitude. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. duplication, reproduction, addition, increase, repetition, compounding, recurrence,… …

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