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multiplication

DEFINITIONS OF: multiplication

1

n an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

“the multiplication of four by three gives twelve”
Synonyms:
times
Type of:
arithmetic operation
a mathematical operation involving numbers

n a multiplicative increase

“repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors”
“this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth”
Types:
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doubling
increase by a factor of two
quadrupling
increase by a factor of four
quintupling
increasing by a factor of five
tripling
increase by a factor of three
Type of:
growth, increase, increment
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

n the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Synonyms:
generation, propagation
Types:
biogenesis, biogeny
the production of living organisms from other living organisms
Type of:
breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
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