The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division.
The operation by which the product of two quantities is calculated. To multiply a number by is to add to itself times.
The process of repeating additions of the same number.
(2) An operation used to find the total number of things in several equal groups. Numbers being multiplied are called factors. The result of multiplication is called the product. In 5 x 12 = 60, 5 and 12 are factors. 60 is the product. Division "undoes" multiplication: = 12 and
The operation used to find the total number of things in several equal groups, or to find the number that is x times as many as another number.
One of the basic operations defined by the IEEE standard.
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"
a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
The operation used to put together a number of sets of the same size. Multiplication is indicated by the times sign (X), which may also be represented by a dot (ยท) or an asterisk (*). The operation of multiplication is the same as repeating addition (e.g., the answer to 2 X 3 is the same as adding 2 to itself 3 times or 2+2+2). Multiplication is the opposite of division.
A mathematical operation of combining groups of equal amounts; repeated addition; the inverse of division.