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
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
At their core, these networks rely on large matrix multiplication functions, which are computationally expensive and energy-intensive.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
As such, the statements reveal a strange link between two mathematical functions (addition and multiplication) that shouldn’t, in this context, have much to do with each other.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
At present, a lot of this has been solved for simple addition, multiplication, etc. and ChatGPT can solve basic equations by, say, moving like terms around, but this only obscures the deeper issue: that the AI isn’t using the right methods.
—John Werner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
At their core, these networks rely on large matrix multiplication functions, which are computationally expensive and energy-intensive.
—Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
As such, the statements reveal a strange link between two mathematical functions (addition and multiplication) that shouldn’t, in this context, have much to do with each other.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
At present, a lot of this has been solved for simple addition, multiplication, etc. and ChatGPT can solve basic equations by, say, moving like terms around, but this only obscures the deeper issue: that the AI isn’t using the right methods.
—John Werner, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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The average premium increase is estimated around 7%, according to a report from insurance research site ValuePenguin.com.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The increase in the stipend comes as the PGA Tour has increased the prize money pool in its competitions as LIV Golf began poaching some of the legacy tour’s biggest talents.Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Snowpack -- the accumulation and compression of snow on the ground -- sustains the water supply for many regions, supplying water for drinking, irrigation and more throughout the year, according to Trudeau.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Parts of Siskiyou County in Oregon can expect additional snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches with winds gusting as high as 65 mph.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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In addition to his courtroom work, Dickey has acted as a legal analyst for CNN and other media outlets.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to his 374 home runs, Colavito drove in 1,159 runs (leading the league with 108 in 1965) and had a .266 career batting average.Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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