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How to pronounce multiplication in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms generation, propagation
Type of procreation, reproduction, facts of life, breeding
Has types biogeny, biogenesis
Derivation multiply
Type Words
Synonyms times
Type of arithmetic operation
Derivation multiply


the multiplication of four by three gives twelve.
Type Words
Type of growth, increment, increase
Has types tripling, doubling, quadrupling, quintupling
Derivation multiply


repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors.
this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth.

Examples of multiplication

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Then, this DNA is amplified by means of modern molecular multiplication methods.
From the sciencedaily.com
Recently, the claims in carrier multiplication research have become contentious.
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My dad actually taught me long division and multiplication before my school did.
From the economist.com
And then there's a multiplication effect on everyone who lives in her household.
From the forbes.com
Before you get the next multiplication in cattle the drought comes and they die.
From the guardian.co.uk
I have the kids memorize multiplication tables, and most kids do well with this.
From the ocregister.com
The Wangu Embori Farm is another farm contracted by KARI for seed multiplication.
From the sciencedaily.com
Often they are connected by simple operations such as addition or multiplication.
From the economist.com
Multiplication is useful if you want to know the result of scaling some quantity.
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More examples
  • Generation: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
  • A multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
  • An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
  • (multiply) breed: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"
  • (multiply) reproduce: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"
  • Multiplication (often denoted by the cross symbol "u00D7", by a point "u00B7", or by the absence of symbol) is one of the four elementary, mathematical operations of arithmetic; with the others being addition, subtraction and division.
  • In alchemy, Multiplication refers to the Magnum Opus, the creation of a Philosopher's stone. This is achieved by a complex process by which a fermented or putrefied substance combines with and transforms another substance.
  • The mathematical operations of multiplication have several applications to music. Other than its application to the frequency ratios of intervals (e.g. ...
  • (Multiply (album)) Multiply is an album by Jamie Lidell on Warp Records. Unusually for Warp, which for many years released mainly electronic music, the album has much in common with soul and funk music.