mul·ti·pli·ca·tion

mul·ti·pli·ca·tion
/ˌmʌltəpləˈkeıʃən/ noun
1 [noncount] mathematics : the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times : the act or process of multiplying numbers

Students are learning multiplication and division.

2 : an increase in the number or amount of something
[noncount]

a disease causing uncontrolled multiplication of cells

[singular]

an uncontrolled multiplication of cells


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  • mul|ti|pli|ca|tion|al — «MUHL tuh pluh KAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with multiplication …   Useful english dictionary

  • mul|ti|pli|ca|tion — «MUHL tuh pluh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of multiplying: »I fairly cowered down…under this multiplication of hardships (Herman Melville). 2. the condition of being multiplied: »One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pli — am·pli·ate; am·pli·a·tion; am·pli·a·tive; am·pli·dyne; am·pli·fi·er; am·pli·fy; am·pli·stat; am·pli·tude; ap·pli·a·ble; ap·pli·ance; ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty; ap·pli·ca·ble; ap·pli·ca·ble·ness; ap·pli·ca·bly; ap·pli·cant; ap·pli·ca·tor;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • mul — cap·ri·mul·gid; cap·ri·mul·gi·dae; cap·ri·mul·gi·for·mes; de·mul·si·bil·i·ty; de·mul·si·fi·ca·tion; de·mul·si·fy; iat·mul; mai·mul; mul·ber·ry; mul·der; mul·ga; mul·house; mul·ish; mul·ish·ly; mul·ish·ness; mul·lah; mul·lar; mul·lein; Mul·len;… …   English syllables

  • multiplication — mul·ti·pli·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • multiplication — mul•ti•pli•ca•tion [[t]ˌmʌl tə plɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied 2) a mathematical operation, symbolized by axb, a ∙b, a * b, or ab, and signifying, when a and b are positive integers, that… …   From formal English to slang

  • multiplication — mul·ti·pli·ca·tion (mul″tĭ plĭ kaґshən) a process of increasing …   Medical dictionary

  • multiplication — mul|ti|pli|ca|tion [ˌmʌltıplıˈkeıʃən] n [U] 1.) a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times →↑division 2.) formal a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something ▪ a multiplication of the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • multiplication — mul|ti|pli|ca|tion [ ,mʌltıplı keıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) in mathematics, the process of adding a number to itself a particular number of times 2. ) multiplication of a large increase in something: new drug combinations that slow the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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