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multiplication

multiplication

12 2.0
A way in math to find the total of equal groups
  • noun
  • /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : multiplicación
  • You learn the multiplication tables!
  • matrix multiplication
  • vector multiplication
  • multiplication facts

So for column by column, the multiplication by Q doesn't change the length.

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Examples

  • So a pronic number is a number which is obtained as the multiplication of two successive integers.

  • You said that you knew your multiplication tables.

  • It's very similar, like you cannot do the multiplication if you have not learned before how to add numbers.

  • These multiplication questions were most missed... ...in our last math test.

  • Lena sits at the kitchen table, working on multiplication problems from school.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I focused on this quite early, learning the multiplication tables in kindergarten.

    Academic text (1993)
  • All pupils need to acquire proficiency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Students often practice multiplication tables to improve their arithmetic skills.

  • You can learn multiplication by practicing with worksheets that include different problems.

  • Understanding multiplication is essential for solving more complex math equations.

Synonyms

times
vsmultiplication
1.3

A word used when one number is multiplied by another

is the process of finding the product as the inverse of division

Antonyms

107 2.9

The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math

Compounds

matrix multiplication
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A way to multiply two tables of numbers to make a new table

multiplication dot
  • Specialized
3.8

A small raised dot used to show multiplication in math, often instead of the letter x

multiplication sign
  • Specialized
2.5

A symbol that shows one number times another, usually ×

How Complex

exponentiation
  • Specialized
1 8.6
multiplication
12 2.0
addition
34 1.0
counting
111 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

multiplication = multiply (transparent) = multiply + ation

Standard derivation: the noun formed from the verb 'multiply' with '-ation' referring to the arithmetic operation.

Etymology

Multiplication comes from Latin parts multi- meaning 'many' and -plic- meaning 'to fold' or 'to make', and it is the same root as multiply and multiple. So in math multiplication is the idea of making many groups or adding a number to itself many times to get the final result.