noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: arithmetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A calculation involving multiplication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: arithmetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generation, propagation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
Narrower terms: biogenesis, biogeny
5
noun
Meaning 5
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
four times three equals twelve
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: times
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arithmetic operation
6
noun
Meaning 6
a multiplicative increase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth