English dictionary
multiplication
nounPronunciation
ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
noun
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
noun
- a multiplicative increase
Example sentences
the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
four times three equals twelve
repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth