multiplication

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the process of increasing in number, or the arithmetic operation

Children practice multiplication tables in the third grade.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of increasing... increase proliferation multiplying propagation augmentation

Opposites

division reduction decrease

Word family

Related forms multiply multiple multiplier

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Phrases (1)

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denote multiplication
use a symbol to represent the mathematical operation of multiplying

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Etymology

From Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicātiō ('a multiplying'), from multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'), from multi- ('many') + -plex ('-fold').

multiplicātiō Latin multus Latin plicāre Latin

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# multiplication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the process of increasing in number, or the arithmetic operation

## Examples
- Children practice multiplication tables in the third grade.

## Synonyms
- increase
- proliferation
- multiplying
- propagation
- augmentation

## Antonyms
- division
- reduction
- decrease

## Related Forms
- multiply
- multiple
- multiplier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: multiplicātiō
- Root: multus
- Root: plicāre

## Etymology
From Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicātiō ('a multiplying'), from multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'), from multi- ('many') + -plex ('-fold').

## AI Etymology
Multiplication comes from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicātiō ('a multiplying'), from multiplicāre ('to multiply'), from multiplex ('manifold'), from multi- ('many') + -plex ('-fold'). The etymological trail includes Latin multiplicātiō, Latin multus, Latin plicāre. The same word family includes multiply, multiple, multiplier. Its current noun use means "the process of increasing in number, or the arithmetic operation".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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