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multiplication

英[,mʌltɪplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美['mʌltəplə'keʃən]
  • n. [数] 乘法;增加

英英释意


1. 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"
2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
3. a multiplicative increase;
"repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"
"this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"