multiplication

C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement
US /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the process of increasing in number, or the arithmetic operation

    Children practice multiplication tables in the third grade.

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1 noun · the process of increasing... increaseproliferationmultiplyingpropagationaugmentation
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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').

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