Noun Definition

multiplication

1.Definition: a multiplicative increase

"Repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors", "This multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"

Category: General

2.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):times

Category: General

3.Definition: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Related Noun(s):generation, propagation

Category: General