multiplication

英[,mʌltɪplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美['mʌltəplə'keʃən]

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"