Multiplication
Mul`ti`pli`ca´tion
| 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. |  multiplication - an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"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" |