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# multiplication

noun (multiplication — uncountable; a multiplication, multiplications for single sums)

«multiplication» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (maths) Adding the same number again and again in a quick way; the operation shown by the sign ×. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#m1)
2. A big increase in number (the multiplication of germs). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: multiplication tables (times tables), multiplication facts. 3 × 4 means three groups of four, which is 12. In science: the multiplication of bacteria or cells. Phrases: times tables, multiplication sign, long multiplication.

### Examples

- Multiplication is a fast way of adding equal groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x1)
- 6 × 7 = 42 is a multiplication fact. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x2)
- We practise our multiplication tables every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x3)
- Long multiplication helps with big numbers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x4)
- The sign for multiplication is ×. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x5)
- Bacteria grow by quick multiplication. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x6)
- 4 bags of 5 apples: the multiplication 4 × 5 gives 20 apples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/#x7)

### Note

Verb: multiply (multiplied); the answer is the product. Words in problems that mean multiplication: times, each, every, groups of, rows of, per, double (× 2), triple (× 3). Order does not matter: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Multiplying by 0 gives 0; by 1 gives the same number. Myth: multiplying does not always make bigger — × 0.5 makes smaller.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «multiplication» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiplication/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«multiplication» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/multiplication.html) on Mova free.