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