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
His proof allowed mathematicians to probe the complicated relationship between the operations of addition and multiplication.
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Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The beating heart of AI these days lies in GPUs, which can perform massive numbers of matrix multiplications—necessary for running neural network architecture—in parallel.
—Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Everybody would certainly rejoice at doing that kind of multiplication.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The startling multiplication of the contests reminds me of the summer of 2020, when otherwise rational-seeming people suggested that the FBI was planting caches of fireworks in various American cities as part of a convoluted psyop.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The beating heart of AI these days lies in GPUs, which can perform massive numbers of matrix multiplications—necessary for running neural network architecture—in parallel.
—Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Everybody would certainly rejoice at doing that kind of multiplication.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The startling multiplication of the contests reminds me of the summer of 2020, when otherwise rational-seeming people suggested that the FBI was planting caches of fireworks in various American cities as part of a convoluted psyop.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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That policy had already shifted, but an analysis found the county should go even further to discourage any increases in density in those areas, given how many structures are already at risk.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started, while others were kept at stations to help with the increase in 911 calls.Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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While the amount of snowfall expected varied from state to state, up to nine inches of accumulation was possible in Alaska's Municipality of Skagway and New York's Wayne and Cayuga counties, the NWS said.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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To not have, earlier in our assigning process, decided to interrogate the fraught and fractured gender dynamics of wealth accumulation, of corporate influence, of power.Katie Drummond, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the Sunset Fire, crews are fighting to contain the rapidly spreading Palisades and Eaton fires, as well as the Hurst, Lidia and Woodley blazes.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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In addition to its functionality on floors, the device also converts into a handheld vacuum for furniture and upholstery.Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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