multiplication en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- (countable) A calculation involving multiplication.
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(countable, uncountable) The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
If the lesser nobility have remained more numerous, it must be attributed partly to the gradual multiplication of letters of nobility, and partly to the state of indigence in which in some provinces vast numbers of the gentry lived, and which left them strangers to those habits of caution by which opulent families are governed.
1843, Journal of the Statistical Society of London, volume 6, page 191:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multiplications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
hexation · addition · pentation · tetration · succession · exponentiation
Deriveds
photomultiplication · scalar multiplication · nonmultiplication · multiplication table · Karatsuba multiplication · postmultiplication · multiplication sign · overmultiplication · demultiplication · multiplication dance · pseudomultiplication · cross-multiplication · remultiplication · Comba multiplication · multiplicational · comultiplication · premultiplication · cross multiplication · Russian peasant multiplication
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
quintuplication · noncuplication · triplication · centuplication · quadruplication · duplication
Meronyms
multiplier · factor · multiplicand
Relateds
multiplicative · addition · × = × = (multiplication; multiplier) · multiplicand · multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = · − = (subtraction) · product · remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend (division) · factor · + = · ÷ = (division; dividend) · multiplicity · multi- · multiply
Synonyms
Translations (134)
ro înmulțire (calculation) · lv reizināšana (process) · mr गुणाकार (process) · grc πολλαπλασιασμός (calculation) · alt ... кӧптӧтсӧ ... болор (process) · ast multiplicación (process) · ta பெருக்கல் (calculation) · sv multiplikation (calculation) · pl mnożenie (calculation) · ms pendaraban (calculation) · fa بَسشُماری (process) · eo multiplikado (process) · mi whakareanga (calculation) · ko 승법 (process) · ru умноже́ние (process) · sh mnòžēnje (process) · grc πολλαπλασιασμός (process) · nog керелев (process) · uk мно́ження (calculation) · nl vermenigvuldiging (calculation) · is margföldun (process) · da multiplikation (process) · alt ... кӧптӧтсӧ ... болор (calculation) · ro multiplicare (calculation) · bg увеличе́ние (increasing in number) · tl palaramihan (calculation) · ar ضَرْب (process) · ar ضَرْب (calculation) · ka გამრავლება (calculation) · ru умноже́ние (calculation) · fi kertolasku (calculation) · ja 乗法 (calculation) · ko 곱셈 (calculation) · sv multiplikation (process) · ja 掛け算 (calculation) · mk множење (process) · cs násobení (process) · de Multiplikation (calculation) · pt multiplicação (process) · eo multipliko (calculation) · pl mnożenie (process) · hu sokasodás (increasing in number) · mn үржих үйлдэл (process) · hy բազմապատկում (process) · fy fermannichfâldiging (process) · ro înmulțire (process) · nb multiplikasjon (calculation) · cmn 倍增 (increasing in number) · ceb pagpilo-pilo (calculation) · el πολλαπλασιασμός (calculation) · bg умноже́ние (process) · eo multipliko (process) · ka გამრავლება (process) · vi phép nhân (process) · alt катаар (process) · eu biderketa (process) · ta பெருக்கல் (process) · sh мно̀же̄ње (calculation) · el πολλαπλασιασμός (process) · ro multiplicare (process) · mn ᠦᠷᠡᠵᠢᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦ ᠦᠶᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠯ (process) · tl pagpaparami (process) · ja 乗法 (process) · ba ҡабатлау (calculation) · sk násobenie (process) · ja 掛け算 (process) · fi kertolasku (process) · hu szorzás (calculation) · tr çarpma işlemi (process) · ur ضَرْب (process) · de Multiplikation (process) · ba ҡабатлау (process) · mn ᠦᠷᠡᠵᠢᠬᠦ ᠦᠶᠢᠯᠡᠳᠦᠯ (process) · bg умноже́ние (calculation) · fa بَسشُماری (calculation) · sh мно̀же̄ње (process) · pl mnożenie (increasing in number) · mi whakareanga (process) · is margföldun (increasing in number) · hu elterjedés (increasing in number) · hu megsokszorozódás (increasing in number) · nn multiplikasjon (calculation) · mk множење (calculation) · es multiplicación (process) · ko 곱셈 (process) · ceb pagpilo-pilo (process) · fi lisääntyminen (increasing in number) · hy բազմապատկում (calculation) · ko 곱하기 (process) · hi गुणा (process) · hu szorzás (process) · ps ضرب (process) · gl multiplicación (process) · tl palaramihan (process) · hy բազմացում (increasing in number) · sh mnòžēnje (calculation) · tr çarpma (process) · uz koʻpaytirish (process) · nl vermenigvuldiging (process) · be мно́жанне (calculation) · nn multiplikasjon (process) · pt proliferação (increasing in number) · fa ضَرْب (process) · mn үржүүлэх үйлдэл (process) · ro multiplicație (process) · it proliferazione (increasing in number) · fr multiplication (process) · alt кӧптӧӧр (process) · ko 승법 (calculation) · be мно́жанне (process) · uk мно́ження (process) · et korrutamine (process) · pt multiplicação (increasing in number) · pt multiplicação (calculation) · ms pendaraban (process) · gv yl-raghey (process) · hu szaporodás (increasing in number) · fr multiplication (calculation) · alt каттаар кӧптӧӧр (calculation) · cmn 乘法 (process) · tr çarpma işlemi (calculation) · lt daugyba (process) · cmn 增加 (increasing in number) · ru умноже́ние (increasing in number) · nb multiplikasjon (process) · ru увеличе́ние (increasing in number) · sl množenje (process) · ca multiplicació (process) · cmn 乘法 (calculation) · it moltiplicazione (process) · ja 倍増 (increasing in number) · ro multiplicație (calculation) · te గుణకారము (process) · az vurma (calculation)