n. | 1. | The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; | |||
2. | (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; - the reverse of | ||||
3. | (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation. | ||||
4. | The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, - attributed formerly to the alchemists.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: times |
2. | multiplication - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production Synonyms: propagation, generation | |
3. | multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" |