multiplication
/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
multiplication noun: 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.
Noun
multiplication (countable and uncountable, plural multiplications)
- 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.
- A calculation involving multiplication.
- 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...1843, Journal of the Statistical Society of London, volume 6, page 191
multiplication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
multiplication in Hindi
- process
- गुणा guṇā
multiplication in Tamil
- calculation
- பெருக்கல் perukkal
- process
- பெருக்கல் perukkal
multiplication in Marathi
- process
- गुणाकार guṇākār
multiplication in Urdu
- process
- ضَرْب zarb
More languagesFewer languages
- multiplication in Bengali
- পূরণ puron, গুণ gun
- multiplication in Telugu
- గుణకారము guṇakāramu
- multiplication in Malayalam
- ഗുണനം guṇanaṁ
- multiplication in Kannada
- ಪಟ್ಟುಗೆ, ಗುಣಾಕಾರ
- multiplication in Punjabi
- ਗੁਣਨ
- multiplication in Gujarati
- ગુણાકાર guṇākār
- multiplication in Odia
- ଗୁଣନ, ଗୁଣନ |
- multiplication in Sanskrit
- प्रत्युत्पन्न pratyutpanna, हनन hanana, हति hati, अभ्यास abhyāsa
- multiplication in Nepali
- गुणन, गुणा
- multiplication in Pashto
- ضرب zarb
- multiplication in Tagalog
- palaramihan, pagpaparami
- multiplication in Arabic
- ضَرْب ḍarb
- multiplication in Malay
- pendaraban
- multiplication in Persian
- بَسشُماری bas-šomâri, ضَرْب zarb
- multiplication in Vietnamese
- phép nhân
Examples of multiplication in a sentence
- The "four rules" of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are examples of binary operations.
- Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not.
- Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.
Antonyms of multiplication
Forms of multiplication
| plural | multiplications |
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Origin of multiplication
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.
Words formed from multiplication
- Comba multiplication
- comultiplication
- cross multiplication
- cross-multiplication
- demultiplication
- Karatsuba multiplication
- multiplicational
- multiplication dance
- multiplication sign
- multiplication table
- nonmultiplication
- overmultiplication
- photomultiplication
- postmultiplication
- premultiplication
- pseudomultiplication
- remultiplication
- Russian peasant multiplication
- scalar multiplication
Phrases with multiplication
Words that rhyme with multiplication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about multiplication
- What does multiplication mean?
- Multiplication means 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.
- What is multiplication in Hindi?
- Multiplication in Hindi is गुणा (guṇā). See Multiplication meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is multiplication?
- Multiplication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce multiplication?
- Multiplication is pronounced /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of multiplication?
- The plural of multiplication is multiplications.
Words near multiplication in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: multiplication (page history and authors); গুণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ഗുണനം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); multiplication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); multiplication (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ગુણાકાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); multiplication (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अभ्यास (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); multiplication (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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