multiplication

(noun)

noun

1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Similar word(s): generation, propagation

Definition categories: act, breeding, procreation, reproduction

2. a multiplicative increase

- repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors

- this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth

Definition categories: process, growth, increase, increment

3. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

- the multiplication of four by three gives twelve

Similar word(s): times

Definition categories: act