as in increase
the act or process of becoming greater in number
there's been a steady multiplication in our attic of obsolete video equipment as new technologies come on the market
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Recent Examples of multiplication
Cocker’s lessons covered addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as calculation with pre-decimal British currency and a gentle introduction to 17th-century England’s bamboozling array of weights and measures.
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The antibodies are supposed to interrupt the virus’s multiplication in the body, thereby reducing the severity of illness patients experience.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
His proof allowed mathematicians to probe the complicated relationship between the operations of addition and multiplication.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Matrix multiplication involves taking two matrices and multiplying them together, with takes a specific kind of logic.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The antibodies are supposed to interrupt the virus’s multiplication in the body, thereby reducing the severity of illness patients experience.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
His proof allowed mathematicians to probe the complicated relationship between the operations of addition and multiplication.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Matrix multiplication involves taking two matrices and multiplying them together, with takes a specific kind of logic.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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The value of the credits has increased rapidly as the state’s Public Utilities Commission approved rate increases requested by the companies.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The university’s president was pushing controversial reforms, including a tuition increase.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Polk’s Perpetual Purpose Model (PPM) shifts the wealth conversation from accumulation to stewardship.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Late Monday night, federal officials indicated that Harvard would be docked $2.2 billion in multiyear grants in addition to the cancellation of a $60 million contract due to its letter and failure to comply.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In addition to social media, Mojica has seen the trend play out in real life and has a friend who regularly takes cruises with lines like Virgin and Royal Caribbean.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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