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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ti•pli•ca•tion /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- a mathematical operation, symbolized by a × b, a · b, a * b, or ab, in which a is to be added to itself as many times as there are units in b.
See -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mul•ti•pli•ca•tion (mul′tə pli kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- [Arith.]a mathematical operation, symbolized by a × b, a ⋅ b, a * b, or ab, and signifying, when a and b are positive integers, that a is to be added to itself as many times as there are units in b;
the addition of a number to itself as often as is indicated by another number, as in 2×3 or 5×10. - [Math.]any generalization of this operation applicable to numbers other than integers, as fractions or irrational numbers.
- Latin multiplicātiōn- (stem of multiplicātiō). See multi-, plication
- Middle English multiplicacio(u)n 1350–1400
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