Multiplication

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  A calculation involving multiplication.
 * The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.

Thesaurus
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Etymology

 * Derived from Latin term multiplicare

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 乘法 (chéng fǎ)
 * Chinese Characters: 乘 / 乗
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: multiplikado, multipliko
 * Estonian: korrutamine
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: szorzás


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 掛け算 (かけざん, kakezan), 乗法 (じょうほう, jōhō)
 * Manx: yl-raghey
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: multiplicare
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: గుణకారం (guNakaaram)
 * Urdu:
 * West Frisian: fermannichfâldiging


 * Dutch: vermenigvuldiging
 * Esperanto: multipliko
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian: szorzás
 * Romanian: înmulțire, multiplicare
 * Swedish:

Derived terms

 * cross-multiplication
 * multiplication sign
 * multiplication table
 * scalar multiplication

Related terms

 * multi-
 * multiplicand
 * multiplicative
 * multiplicity
 * multiply

Noun

 * 1) multiplication (process)

Related terms

 * multi-
 * multiple
 * multiplicande
 * multiplicatif
 * multiplicité
 * multiplier