Complete Definition of "multiplication"

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Pronunciation
IPA|/�m�lt�plɪ�keɪ��n/, SAMPA|/%mVlt@plI"keIS@n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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#context|uncountable|arithmetic|mathematics The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.<!--
When applied to whole numbers, multiplication can be considered as repeated addition. The multiplication x &times; y is the same as x + x + ... + x, where the x appears y times in the addition, or y + y + ... + y, where the y appears x times in the addition.-->
#<!--Def2-->context|countable|arithmetic A calculation involving multiplication.
#:The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.

Translations
trans-top|process<!--Def1-->
Chinese Characters: � / �
Chinese: �� (chéng f�)
Czech: násobení n
Dutch: vermenigvuldiging f
Estonian: korrutamine
Finnish: kertolasku
French: multiplication f
Frisian: fermannichfâldiging
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German: Multiplikation f
Italian: moltiplicazione f
Japanese: ��� (����, kakezan), �� (�����, j�h�)
Polish: mnożenie n
Russian: �множение (umnožénije) n
Spanish: multiplicación f
Swedish: multiplikation c
Telugu: ��ణ�ార� (guNakaaram)
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trans-top|calculation
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Derived terms
cross-multiplication
multiplication sign
multiplication table

Related terms
multi-
multiplicand
multiplicative
multiplicity
multiply


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /myl.ti.pli.ka.sj��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /myl.ti.pli.ka.sjO~/

Noun
multiplication f

#multiplication (process)

Related terms
multi-#French|multi-
multiple
multiplicande
multiplicatif
multiplicité
multiplier

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