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Multiplication

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English

Noun

multiplication

  1. (Mathematics) The process of multiplying two or more numbers.

Multiplication is a binary operation.

When applied to whole numbers, multiplication can be considered as repeated addition. The multiplication x × 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.

Translations

  • Chinese character: /
  • Chinese: 乘法 (chengfa)
  • Dutch: vermenigvuldiging f
  • Estonian: korrutamine
  • Finnish: kertolasku
  • French: multiplication (on this page) f
  • Frisian: fermannichfâldiging
  • German: Multiplikation f
  • Italian: moltiplicazione f
  • Japanese: 掛け算 (かけざん), 乗法 (じょうほう)
  • Polish: mnożenie n
    умножение
  • Spanish: multiplicación f

Related terms

  • multiplicand
  • multiplicative
  • multiplicity
  • multiply

French

Noun

multiplication f

  1. multiplication

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