multiplication

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noun

1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
generation, propagation
• Derivationally related forms:
propagate (for: propagation), multiply, generate (for: generation)
• Hypernyms:
reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
• Hyponyms:
biogenesis, biogeny
2. a multiplicative increase
- repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
- this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth
• Derivationally related forms:
multiply
• Hypernyms:
increase, increment, growth
• Hyponyms:
doubling, quadrupling, quintupling, tripling
3. 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
• Syn:
times
• Derivationally related forms:
multiply
• Hypernyms:
arithmetic operation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  times, generation, propagation