Multiplication
noun
The process of increasing a number by adding it to itself a certain number of times.
The multiplication of 2 by 3 gives the result of 6.
Often appears as...
- multiplication table
- multiplication factor
noun
The process of reproduction in organisms.
Through multiplication, the bacteria rapidly increase in number.
Often appears as...
- cellular multiplication
- multiplication of bacteria
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Academic, General
noun
The act or process of making many copies of something.
The multiplication of her book was a success, and it's now available in many stores.
Often appears as...
- multiplication of copies
- rapid multiplication
noun
The process of increasing a number by adding it to itself a certain number of times.
The multiplication of 2 by 3 gives the result of 6.
Often appears as...
- multiplication table
- multiplication factor
noun
The process of reproduction in organisms.
Through multiplication, the bacteria rapidly increase in number.
Often appears as...
- cellular multiplication
- multiplication of bacteria
Usage tips
Academic, General
noun
The act or process of making many copies of something.
The multiplication of her book was a success, and it's now available in many stores.
Often appears as...
- multiplication of copies
- rapid multiplication
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Concept
Used mainly in mathematics to describe repeated addition of the same number.
In 3x5, 'multiplication' gives us 15 by repeating addition of 3, five times.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Numbers
Can refer to increasing things that can be counted, but not necessarily numbers.
Multiplication of efforts can increase the success rate of a project.
Pro Tip 3/3Used with 'Times'
Often paired with 'times' to indicate the number of repetitions in math.
We learned that '4 times 4' means 'multiplication of 4 by itself'.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Concept
Used mainly in mathematics to describe repeated addition of the same number.
In 3x5, 'multiplication' gives us 15 by repeating addition of 3, five times.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Numbers
Can refer to increasing things that can be counted, but not necessarily numbers.
Multiplication of efforts can increase the success rate of a project.
Pro Tip 3/3Used with 'Times'
Often paired with 'times' to indicate the number of repetitions in math.
We learned that '4 times 4' means 'multiplication of 4 by itself'.
Pro Tip 1/3Mathematical Concept
Used mainly in mathematics to describe repeated addition of the same number.
In 3x5, 'multiplication' gives us 15 by repeating addition of 3, five times.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Numbers
Can refer to increasing things that can be counted, but not necessarily numbers.
Multiplication of efforts can increase the success rate of a project.
Pro Tip 3/3Used with 'Times'
Often paired with 'times' to indicate the number of repetitions in math.
We learned that '4 times 4' means 'multiplication of 4 by itself'.
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Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
And the impact of the learning landscape has been pretty surprising and amazing. Some of the classes and teachers have reported higher test scores, a greater comfort level with the material, especially with the boys, that in going outside and playing, they aren't afraid to take on a double-digit multiplication problem --
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One Man’s Mission to...
basically research and development on how to make a million trees to send everywhere what this is is taking very small pieces off of very small cuttings and then exponentially multiplying them through jars and reproduction hormones so you could imagine if we use the multiplication hormones you're going to
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Inside OKCupid: The math...
is basically an expensive paperweight. And since computers are such a pervasive part of everyday life, algorithms are everywhere. The math behind OkCupid's matching algorithm is surprisingly simple. It's just some addition, multiplication, a little bit of square roots. The tricky part in designing it
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
so addition, multiplication, subtraction, division -- which already is a bit of a feat in metal, but it could also do something that a computer does and a calculator this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision. It could do the "if then" for basic programmers,
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Pixar: The math behind...
So, in other words, the mathematics of translation is addition. Alright? How about scaling? That is making something bigger or smaller. Any guesses as to what the mathematics of scaling might be? Dilation, multiplication, exactly. If you're going to make something twice as big,
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The future of...
dynamic spectrum unlicensed spectrum but those aren't the only reasons that makes me think that the future of access in Africa may not look like a simple multiplication of mobile networks one of the biggest changes to come to the continent in the last five years has
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Where do math symbols...
Other symbols are used to represent operations. Some of these are especially valuable as shorthand because they condense repeated operations into a single expression. The repeated addition of the same number is abbreviated with a multiplication sign
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How computers are...
The problem is with this operator. So, division -- we've used division because it's the inverse to multiplication, but as I've just said, the multiplication is a bit of a lie here. This is a very, very complicated, very non-linear operation;
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The magic of Vedic math...
They are very visual and one of them is called, "vertically and crosswise," through which you can multiply any number by any number in a single line. So I'm going to do a two-digit by a two-digit multiplication. Let's do this.
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These Two Rhinos Are The...
mother of a difference of species allowing a population of northern white rhinos to be created even if the last two females were no longer alive the power of IVF is the multiplication factor if we have embryos we can
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Emily Pilloton: Teaching...
And the impact of the learning landscape has been pretty surprising and amazing. Some of the classes and teachers have reported higher test scores, a greater comfort level with the material, especially with the boys, that in going outside and playing, they aren't afraid to take on a double-digit multiplication problem --
Video examples
One Man’s Mission to...
basically research and development on how to make a million trees to send everywhere what this is is taking very small pieces off of very small cuttings and then exponentially multiplying them through jars and reproduction hormones so you could imagine if we use the multiplication hormones you're going to
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
is basically an expensive paperweight. And since computers are such a pervasive part of everyday life, algorithms are everywhere. The math behind OkCupid's matching algorithm is surprisingly simple. It's just some addition, multiplication, a little bit of square roots. The tricky part in designing it
Video examples
John Graham-Cumming: The...
so addition, multiplication, subtraction, division -- which already is a bit of a feat in metal, but it could also do something that a computer does and a calculator this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision. It could do the "if then" for basic programmers,
Video examples
Pixar: The math behind...
So, in other words, the mathematics of translation is addition. Alright? How about scaling? That is making something bigger or smaller. Any guesses as to what the mathematics of scaling might be? Dilation, multiplication, exactly. If you're going to make something twice as big,
Video examples
The future of...
dynamic spectrum unlicensed spectrum but those aren't the only reasons that makes me think that the future of access in Africa may not look like a simple multiplication of mobile networks one of the biggest changes to come to the continent in the last five years has
Video examples
Where do math symbols...
Other symbols are used to represent operations. Some of these are especially valuable as shorthand because they condense repeated operations into a single expression. The repeated addition of the same number is abbreviated with a multiplication sign
Video examples
How computers are...
The problem is with this operator. So, division -- we've used division because it's the inverse to multiplication, but as I've just said, the multiplication is a bit of a lie here. This is a very, very complicated, very non-linear operation;
Video examples
The magic of Vedic math...
They are very visual and one of them is called, "vertically and crosswise," through which you can multiply any number by any number in a single line. So I'm going to do a two-digit by a two-digit multiplication. Let's do this.
Video examples
These Two Rhinos Are The...
mother of a difference of species allowing a population of northern white rhinos to be created even if the last two females were no longer alive the power of IVF is the multiplication factor if we have embryos we can
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Soledad O'Brien
American Journalist
For any reporter, education is a topic where everything else - money, politics, et cetera - intersects. I have four kids in K through 12, so I'm knee-deep in it. I'm really interested in the philosophy behind it all. Should you just memorize your multiplication tables, or should you understand the concept behind them?
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Pardis Sabeti
Iranian Scientist
My sister taught me addition and subtraction and multiplication and division, so by the time I got to school, I knew it all, and when we'd do the times tables, I was just focused on doing it faster than anybody else. I already had the information, so it just got me to focus on excellence.
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Nicky Morgan
British Politician
We will expect every pupil by the age of 11 to know their times tables off by heart, to perform long division and complex multiplication and to be able to read a novel. They should be able to write a short story with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar.
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Katharine Lee Bates
American Author
Warwick Castle, built of the very centuries, cannot be expected to alter with time's 'brief hours and weeks' - at least, with so few of them as fall to one poor mortal's lot. From visit to visit, I find it as unchanged as the multiplication table.
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Paul Romer
American Economist
People are reasonably good at estimating how things add up, but for compounding, which involved repeated multiplication, we fail to appreciate how quickly things grow.
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Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity.
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Wendell Phillips
American Activist
What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The multiplication force of technology on cognitive differences is massive.
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Robert Andrews Millikan
American Physicist
Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
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Soledad O'Brien
American Journalist
For any reporter, education is a topic where everything else - money, politics, et cetera - intersects. I have four kids in K through 12, so I'm knee-deep in it. I'm really interested in the philosophy behind it all. Should you just memorize your multiplication tables, or should you understand the concept behind them?
Quote examples
Pardis Sabeti
Iranian Scientist
My sister taught me addition and subtraction and multiplication and division, so by the time I got to school, I knew it all, and when we'd do the times tables, I was just focused on doing it faster than anybody else. I already had the information, so it just got me to focus on excellence.
Quote examples
Nicky Morgan
British Politician
We will expect every pupil by the age of 11 to know their times tables off by heart, to perform long division and complex multiplication and to be able to read a novel. They should be able to write a short story with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Quote examples
Katharine Lee Bates
American Author
Warwick Castle, built of the very centuries, cannot be expected to alter with time's 'brief hours and weeks' - at least, with so few of them as fall to one poor mortal's lot. From visit to visit, I find it as unchanged as the multiplication table.
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Paul Romer
American Economist
People are reasonably good at estimating how things add up, but for compounding, which involved repeated multiplication, we fail to appreciate how quickly things grow.
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Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
There is nothing in the world that I loathe more than group activity, that communal bath where the hairy and slippery mix in a multiplication of mediocrity.
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Wendell Phillips
American Activist
What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
The multiplication force of technology on cognitive differences is massive.
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Robert Andrews Millikan
American Physicist
Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
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