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multiply en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- mŭlʹtĭ-plī
Etymology
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”).
The noun presumably derives from the verb.
Meanings
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An act or instance of multiplying.
The extended instruction set may double the speed again if a lot of multiplies and divides are done.
1975, Byte, numbers 1-8, page 14:List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8).
2004, C. K. Birdsall, A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation, page 75:
Forms
multiply en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- mŭlʹtĭ-plī
Etymology
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”).
The noun presumably derives from the verb.
Meanings
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(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
The motives to refuse obedience to government are many and strong ; impunity will multiply and enforce them
1786, Fisher Ames, Lucius Junius Brutus:It would indeed be easy to multiply modern authorities respecting locustal food; one more authority shall suffice, from which it will appear that the Arabs make a sort of locust bread.
1843, Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London:
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(transitive, with by) To perform multiplication on (a number).
But that can be ignored, because the USTR has set ε at 4 and φ at 0.25, so when computed give an overall multiplier of 1 for the imports number. And multiplying by 1 makes no difference at all.
2025 April 3, Felix Salmon, “How to read the White House's tariff formula”, in Axios, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025:when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers
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(intransitive) To grow in number.
I suspect that cancer doesn't give a rat's ass whether you have a positive mental attitude. It just sits in there multiplying away, whether you are admirably stoic or weeping and wailing.
2002 February 18, Molly Ivins, “Who Needs Breasts, Anyway?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2002:
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(intransitive) To breed or propagate.
[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across.[…]Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, and that in several cases these bacteria were dividing and thus, by the perverse arithmetic of biological terminology, multiplying.
2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2023:
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(intransitive) To perform multiplication.
He had been multiplying, but it occurred to him he needed to resolve the exponents, first.
I could add and subtract and multiply and divide, but I entered the wilderness when words became equations.
2022 August 7, Alec Wilkinson, “Could learning algebra in my 60s make me smarter?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023:
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(rare, transitive) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
Of all the possible combinations of factors above, only (2#92;cdot4)#43;(3#92;cdot5)#61;23. Carefully arranging the factors, therefore, to ensure that 2 multiplies 4 and 3 multiplies 5, we have
6x²#43;23x#43;20#61;(2x#43;5)(3x#43;4)
1993, Edward T. Dowling, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics, →ISBN, page 14:This follows a similar process, counters having to be removed and replaced at each stage of the remaining part of the calculation except the final one, where 2 multiplies 3 to give 6.
1983, Graham Flegg, Numbers, Dover, published 2002, →ISBN, page 154:
Forms
Deriveds
multiplying glass · go forth and multiply · cross-multiply · unmultiply · multiplicand · multiplier · multiplee · remultiply · premultiply · multiplicatory · multiplying lens · unmultiplied · demultiply · remultiplication · postmultiply · multipliable · multiplication · overmultiply
Synonyms
manifold (Synonym)
Translations (187)
mi whakarea (to perform multiplication on a number) · nl vermenigvuldigen (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru умно́житься (to grow in number) · my မြှောက် (to perform multiplication on a number) · ro multiplica (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · kk көбейту (to perform multiplication on a number) · fi lisääntyä (to breed or propagate) · gl multiplicar (to perform multiplication on a number) · gl multiplicarse (to grow in number) · es amochiguar (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · cmn 增長 /增长 (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ro înmulți (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · hu sokszorosít (to grow in number) · nb gange (to perform multiplication) · bg множа се (to grow in number) · pl pomnażać (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · cmn 繁殖 (to breed or propagate) · ang ġemanigfieldan (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · odt managfaldon (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · th คูณ (to perform multiplication) · cs násobit (to perform multiplication on a number) · odt gimanagfaldon (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · gl multiplicarse (to breed or propagate) · uk розмно́жуватися (to breed or propagate) · uk мно́жити (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · bg размножавам се (to breed or propagate) · nn multiplisere (to perform multiplication) · tr çarpmak (to perform multiplication on a number) · mn үржүүлэх (to perform multiplication on a number) · bg умножавам (to perform multiplication) · ro multiplica (to perform multiplication on a number) · osx gimanagfaldon (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · nn ganga (to perform multiplication) · uk мно́житися (to grow in number) · hy բազմացնել (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ru размножаться (to breed or propagate) · ba ҡабатлау (to perform multiplication on a number) · nn multiplisere (to perform multiplication on a number) · tl magparami (to perform multiplication) · uk мно́жити (to perform multiplication) · pl pomnożyć (to perform multiplication on a number) · osx gimanagfaldian (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · goh gimanagfalton (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · uk помно́жити (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · hy բազմապատկել (to perform multiplication on a number) · ca multiplicar (to perform multiplication on a number) · eo obligi (to perform multiplication on a number) · hy բազմանալ (to breed or propagate) · cy lluosi (to perform multiplication on a number) · uz koʻpaytirmoq (to perform multiplication on a number) · om horuu (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · khb ᦅᦳᧃ (to perform multiplication on a number) · hu sokszoroz (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ko 곱하다 (to perform multiplication on a number) · el πολλαπλασιάζω (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru приумно́жить (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · uk збі́льшуватися (to grow in number) · uk примно́жуватися (to grow in number) · bg увеличавам (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · grc πληθύνομαι (to grow in number) · ca multiplicar-se (to breed or propagate) · fa ضرب کردن (to perform multiplication on a number) · da multiplicere (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl mnożyć się (to grow in number) · fr se multiplier (to grow in number) · fi kertoa (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl mnożyć (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · de malnehmen (to perform multiplication on a number) · nb multiplisere (to perform multiplication) · grc πολλαπλασιάζω (to perform multiplication on a number) · tl paramihin (to perform multiplication) · mi rea (to breed or propagate) · el πολλαπλασιάζω (to perform multiplication) · nn gange (to perform multiplication on a number) · hu megsokszoroz (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ast multiplicar (to perform multiplication on a number) · bg умножа́вам (to perform multiplication on a number) · fr se multiplier (to breed or propagate) · be памнажа́ць (to perform multiplication on a number) · cs znásobit (to perform multiplication on a number) · ca multiplicar (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · goh gimanagfalton (to perform multiplication on a number) · nb multiplisere (to perform multiplication on a number) · it moltiplicare (to perform multiplication on a number) · eo multipliki (to perform multiplication on a number) · fr multiplier (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru умножа́ться (to grow in number) · pl pomnożyć się (to grow in number) · fr faire la multiplication (to perform multiplication) · th เพิ่มขึ้น (to grow in number) · es multiplicarse (to breed or propagate) · lad muchiguar (to breed or propagate) · cs vynásobit (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl rozmnażać się (to breed or propagate) · alt кӧптӧӧр (to perform multiplication on a number) · lt padauginti (to perform multiplication on a number) · sk násobiť (to perform multiplication on a number) · hy շատացնել (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · uk збі́льшитися (to grow in number) · pl mnożyć (to perform multiplication on a number) · la multiplicō (to perform multiplication on a number) · qu miray (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · bg увеличавам се (to grow in number) · uk помно́житися (to grow in number) · mk множи (to perform multiplication on a number) · hu szaporít (to breed or propagate) · ar ضَرَبَ (to perform multiplication on a number) · km គុណ (to perform multiplication on a number) · de vermehren (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · uk помно́жувати (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ca multiplicar-se (to grow in number) · vi nhân (to perform multiplication on a number) · gv yl-raghey (to perform multiplication) · gv yl-raghey (to perform multiplication on a number) · th คูณ (to perform multiplication on a number) · tk köpelmek (to perform multiplication on a number) · hi गुणा करना (to perform multiplication on a number) · lo ຄູນ (to perform multiplication on a number) · es multiplicarse (to grow in number) · ru умножа́ть (to perform multiplication on a number) · la accumulō (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · kk өршу (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · sv multiplicera (to perform multiplication on a number) · mr गुणणे (to perform multiplication on a number) · fi lisääntyä (to grow in number) · fi kertoa (to perform multiplication) · bg множа се (to breed or propagate) · ang gemanigfieldan (to perform multiplication on a number) · de multiplizieren (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl pomnożyć (to perform multiplication) · sk vynásobiť (to perform multiplication on a number) · es amochiguar (to grow in number) · wa mopliyî (to perform multiplication on a number) · uk мно́жити (to perform multiplication on a number) · es multiplicar (to perform multiplication) · qu askhayay (to grow in number) · km សេង (to perform multiplication on a number) · es multiplicar (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl pomnożyć (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · es multiplicar (to grow in number) · osx managfaldon (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · es multiplicar (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · uk помно́жити (to perform multiplication on a number) · grc πληθύνω (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · sl množiti (to perform multiplication on a number) · pl mnożyć się (to breed or propagate) · odt managfaldon (to perform multiplication on a number) · bg множа (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · hy բազմանալ (to grow in number) · ja 掛ける (to perform multiplication on a number) · sv multiplicera (to perform multiplication) · cs násobit (to perform multiplication) · fi kasvattaa (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · pl mnożyć (to perform multiplication) · uk помно́жуватися (to grow in number) · odt gimanagfaldon (to perform multiplication on a number) · es multiplicar (to breed or propagate) · uk розмно́житися (to breed or propagate) · uk примно́жувати (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · nb gange (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru приумножа́ться (to grow in number) · ang gemanigfealdian (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru умно́жить (to perform multiplication on a number) · fi enentää (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · ang ġemaniġfealdian (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · pt multiplicar (to perform multiplication on a number) · sq shumëzoj (to perform multiplication on a number) · hu szoroz (to perform multiplication on a number) · gl multiplicar (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · pl pomnażać się (to grow in number) · wa si mopliyî (to breed or propagate) · mi ngaringari (to grow in number) · om baa'isuu (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · mi whakaranea (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · osx gimanagfaldian (to perform multiplication on a number) · uk примно́жити (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · sw kuzidi (to grow in number) · goh managfalton (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · sh množiti (to perform multiplication on a number) · shn ၵုၼ်း (to perform multiplication on a number) · ru умножа́ть (to perform multiplication) · be памно́жыць (to perform multiplication on a number) · eu biderkatu (to perform multiplication on a number) · osx gimanagfaldon (to perform multiplication on a number) · fr multiplier (to increase the amount, degree, or number of) · pl rozmnożyć się (to breed or propagate) · cmn 乘 (to perform multiplication on a number)
multiply en · ADV · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmʌltɪpli/
- mŭlʹtĭ-plē
Etymology
Etymology tree
English multiple
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English multiply
From multiple + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In many or multiple ways.