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What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my early childhood I had ongoing learning difficulties, particularly in mathematics. I struggled to learn the multiplication table, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't remember 6 times 7 or 7 times 8.
Andrew Lo

Meaning of "multiplication" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTIPLICATION

multiplication  [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTIPLICATION

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Multiplication is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MULTIPLICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

multiplication

Multiplication

Multiplication is the third basic mathematical operation of arithmetic, the others being addition, subtraction and division. The multiplication of two whole numbers is equivalent to the addition of one of them with itself as many times as the value of the other one; for example, 3 multiplied by 4 can be calculated by adding 4 copies of 3 together: Here 3 and 4 are the "factors" and 12 is the "product". One of the main properties of multiplication is that the result does not depend on the place of the factor that is repeatedly added to itself. 3 multiplied by 4 can also be calculated by adding 3 copies of 4 together: The multiplication of integers, rational numbers and real numbers is defined by a systematic generalization of this basic definition. Multiplication can also be visualized as counting objects arranged in a rectangle or as finding the area of a rectangle whose sides have given lengths. The area of a rectangle does not depend on which side is measured first, which illustrates the commutative property. In general, multiplying two measurements gives a new type, depending on the measurements.

Definition of multiplication in the English dictionary

The first definition of multiplication in the dictionary is an arithmetical operation, defined initially in terms of repeated addition, usually written a × b, a.b, or ab, by which the product of two quantities is calculated: to multiply a by positive integral b is to add a to itself b times. Multiplication by fractions can then be defined in the light of the associative and commutative properties; multiplication by 1/ n is equivalent to multiplication by 1 followed by division by n: for example 0.3 × 0.7 = 0.3 × 7⁄10 = /10 = 21⁄10 = 0.21. Other definition of multiplication is the act of multiplying or state of being multiplied. Multiplication is also the act or process in animals, plants, or people of reproducing or breeding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MULTIPLICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTIPLICATION

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multiplexer
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTIPLICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of multiplication in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «multiplication» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTIPLICATION

Find out the translation of multiplication to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of multiplication from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «multiplication» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

繁殖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

multiplicación
570 millions of speakers

English

multiplication
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुणन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضَرْبُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умножение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

multiplicação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

multiplication
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendaraban
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Multiplikation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掛け算
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곱셈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Multiplikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुणन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çarpma işlemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moltiplicazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mnożenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

множення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

multiplicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολλαπλασιασμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermenigvuldiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

multiplikation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

multiplikasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multiplication

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION»

The term «multiplication» is very widely used and occupies the 22.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about multiplication

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5 QUOTES WITH «MULTIPLICATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word multiplication.
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Katharine Lee Bates
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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Andrew Lo
What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my early childhood I had ongoing learning difficulties, particularly in mathematics. I struggled to learn the multiplication table, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't remember 6 times 7 or 7 times 8.
3
Robert Andrews Millikan
Civilization consists in the multiplication and refinement of human wants.
4
Vladimir Nabokov
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
What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTIPLICATION»

Discover the use of multiplication in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multiplication and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book
Teaches multiplication using a Hershey's cholcolate bar.
Jerry Pallotta, 2002
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"Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations ...
Now, in "Multiplication is for White People", Delpit reflects on two decades of reform efforts—including No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, the creation of alternative teacher certification paths, and the charter school ...
Lisa Delpit, 2012
3
Multiplication
Basic multiplication facts are presented through music & repetition. Side one presents facts with answers; side two tests memorization
Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, 1993
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Multiplication
This workbook provides a variety of activities designed to enrich and reinforce multiplication skills typically taught at the third and fourth grade levels.
Jean Wolff, 1995
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Multiplication: Math Vocabulary Trading Cards
MULTIPLICATION - MATH VOCABULARY TRADING CARDS - 26 pages - Math words build a foundation of math understanding.
Lori L. Wolfe
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Making Multiplication Easy: Strategies for Mastering the ...
Make learning the multiplication tables easy and entertaining for kids of all learning styles! Packed with teacher-tested games, rhymes, songs, stories, mnemonic devices, hands-on reproducibles, and so much more. For use with Grades 2-4.
Meish Goldish, 1994
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Marvelous & Mega-funny Multiplication Stories: 25 ...
Contains twenty-five reproducible stories, with activities, that explain what multiplication means, the concept of multiplication, and the relationship of multiplication to skip counting; present the multiplication facts; and introduce more ...
Dan Greenberg, 2001
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Multiplication
Through games, puzzles and more, students get extra practice with multiplication tables up to 15, single- and multi-digit multiplication, money, word problems, and estimating. Supports NCTM standards
Rainbow Bridge Publishing, 2004
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Complex Multiplication
This is a self-contained 2010 account of the state of the art in classical complex multiplication that includes recent results on rings of integers and applications to cryptography using elliptic curves.
Reinhard Schertz, 2010
10
Times Table Tactics: Investigating Multiplication Facts
Times Table Tactics takes an investigative approach to multiplication.
Peter Critchley, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multiplication is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cortez: Reflections on the multiplication of the bread and fish
IN THIS Sunday's gospel (John 6:1-15) is told once again the story of the multiplication of the bread and fish. Jesus, in his desire to feed the ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
2
Crop scientists in Ghana grow “seed yams in the air”
“Normally people don't plant yams with the vines, so we realized that we can do that and actually increase the multiplication ratio from 1 to 240 ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Strength and agility: Corvallis Physical Therapy hosts camp to help …
Kinzey Jessop drilling and learning to get her hips up. “This is like multiplication for a math major – you can't do calculus until you can do ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
4
Syriza's dilemma, and ours
With Brett Neilson he is the author of "Border as Method, or, the Multiplication of Labor" (Duke University Press, 2013). Frieder Otto Wolf is ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
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Vanity, Vanity
... money becomes the abstract form of a cultural fantasy of perpetual growth, endlessly increasing profit, and the infinite multiplication of goods. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Chavista theory of transition towards the communal state
And the Chavista base is cognizant of the multiplication of bachequeros (those who illicitly buy and sell goods) with each passing day. «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
7
Parents struggle with Common Core math homework
“Under the old standards, we taught multiplication one way. With the new standards, we taught several different ways. Having more than one ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
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Ask Anything
Then again, this effect would be most pronounced in the lower gears, when torque multiplication—and frame loading—is at its highest level of ... «Hot Rod Network, Jul 15»
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Italy: Sun Black tomatoes finally available in supermarkets
Other exclusive partners of the Sun Black programme are L'Ortofruttifero (Pisa - for plant multiplication) and l'Azienda agricola Vella Raffaele ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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Fast Genetics acquisition completed
Second, Fast Genetics will benefit from multiplication advantages, increasing North American gilt supply. Third, in the future, customers will be ... «National Hog Farmer, Jul 15»

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