Meanings
nounmultiplication (countable and uncountable, plural multiplications)
plural multiplications
- uncountablearithmeticThe process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- countablearithmeticA calculation involving multiplication.
- countableuncountableThe process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
1 more example
If the lesser nobility have remained more numerous, it must be attributed partly to the gradual multiplication of letters of nobility, and partly to the state of indigence in which in some provinces vast numbers of the gentry lived, and which left them strangers to those habits of caution by which opulent families are governed.
1843, Journal of the Statistical Society of London, volume 6, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
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nounan arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
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Origin
- Latinmultiplicatio, multiplicationem
- Old Frenchmultiplicacion
- Englishmultiplication
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.
More words from Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans multiplikasie
- multiplikasieprocess
Ancient Greek πολλαπλασιασμός, πολλαπλασιασμός
- πολλαπλασιασμός (pollaplasiasmós)calculation
- πολλαπλασιασμός (pollaplasiasmós)process
Arabic ضَرْب, ضَرْب
- ضَرْب (ḍarb)calculation
- ضَرْب (ḍarb)process
Basque biderketa
- biderketaprocess
Bulgarian умноже́ние, умноже́ние
- умноже́ние (umnožénie)calculation
- умноже́ние (umnožénie)process
- увеличе́ние (uveličénie)increasing in number
Catalan multiplicació
- multiplicacióprocess
Chinese Mandarin 乘法, 乘法
- 乘法 (chéngfǎ)calculation
- 乘法 (chéngfǎ)process
- 增加 (zēngjiā)increasing in number
- 倍增 (bèizēng)increasing in number
Czech násobení, násobení
- násobenícalculation
- násobeníprocess
- multiplikaceprocess
Danish multiplikation
- multiplikationprocess
Dutch vermenigvuldiging, vermenigvuldiging
- vermenigvuldigingcalculation
- vermenigvuldigingprocess
- multiplicatieprocess
Esperanto multipliko, multiplikado
- multiplikocalculation
- multiplikadoprocess
- multiplikoprocess
Estonian korrutamine
- korrutamineprocess
Finnish kertolasku, kertolasku
- kertolaskucalculation
- kertolaskuprocess
- lisääntyminenincreasing in number
French multiplication, multiplication
- multiplicationcalculation
- multiplicationprocess
German Multiplikation, Multiplikation
- Multiplikationcalculation
- Multiplikationprocess
Greek πολλαπλασιασμός, πολλαπλασιασμός
- πολλαπλασιασμός (pollaplasiasmós)calculation
- πολλαπλασιασμός (pollaplasiasmós)process
Hindi गुणा
- गुणा (guṇā)process
Hungarian szorzás, szorzás
- szorzáscalculation
- szorzásprocess
- sokasodásincreasing in number
- szaporodásincreasing in number
- elterjedésincreasing in number
- megsokszorozódásincreasing in number
Icelandic margföldun, margföldun
- margföldunprocess
- margföldunincreasing in number
Italian moltiplicazione, proliferazione
- moltiplicazioneprocess
- proliferazioneincreasing in number
Japanese 掛け算, 乗法
- 掛け算 (kakezan)calculation
- 乗法 (jōhō)calculation
- 掛け算 (kakezan)process
- 乗法 (jōhō)process
- 倍増 (baizō)increasing in number
Korean 곱셈, 승법
- 곱셈 (gopsem)calculation
- 승법 (seungbeop)calculation
- 곱셈 (gopsem)process
- 곱하기 (gophagi)process
- 승법 (seungbeop)process
Latvian reizināšana
- reizināšanaprocess
Lithuanian daugyba, daugyba
- daugybacalculation
- daugybaprocess
Malay pendaraban, pendaraban
- pendarabancalculation
- pendarabanprocess
Māori whakareanga, whakareanga
- whakareangacalculation
- whakareangaprocess
Norwegian Bokmål multiplikasjon, multiplikasjon
- multiplikasjoncalculation
- multiplikasjonprocess
Persian بَسشُماری, ضَرْب
- بَسشُماری (bas-šomâri)calculation
- ضَرْب (zarb)process
- بَسشُماری (bas-šomâri)process
Polish mnożenie, mnożenie
- mnożeniecalculation
- mnożenieprocess
- multiplikacjaprocess
- mnożenieincreasing in number
Portuguese multiplicação, multiplicação
- multiplicaçãocalculation
- multiplicaçãoprocess
- proliferaçãoincreasing in number
- multiplicaçãoincreasing in number
Romanian înmulțire, multiplicare
- înmulțirecalculation
- multiplicarecalculation
- multiplicațiecalculation
- multiplicareprocess
- înmulțireprocess
- multiplicațieprocess
Russian умноже́ние, умноже́ние
- умноже́ние (umnožénije)calculation
- умноже́ние (umnožénije)process
- мультипликация (mul'tiplikacija)process
- умноже́ние (umnožénije)increasing in number
- увеличе́ние (uveličénije)increasing in number
Slovak násobenie, multiplikácia
- násobenieprocess
- multiplikáciaprocess
Spanish multiplicación
- multiplicaciónprocess
Swedish multiplikation, multiplikation
- multiplikationcalculation
- multiplikationprocess
Tagalog palaramihan, palaramihan
- palaramihancalculation
- palaramihanprocess
- pagpaparamiprocess
Tamil பெருக்கல், பெருக்கல்
- பெருக்கல் (perukkal)calculation
- பெருக்கல் (perukkal)process
Turkish çarpma işlemi, çarpma
- çarpma işlemicalculation
- çarpmaprocess
- çarpma işlemiprocess
Ukrainian мно́ження, мно́ження
- мно́ження (mnóžennja)calculation
- мно́ження (mnóžennja)process
- мультиплікація (mul'typlikacija)process
Urdu ضَرْب
- ضَرْب (zarb)process
Vietnamese phép nhân
- phép nhânprocess
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with multiplication
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APA
multiplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplication
MLA
“multiplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplication. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiplication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplication.
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