名词

1. 乘法;乘法运算
Multiplication is the process of calculating the total of one number multiplied by another.

2. (数量方面的)增加，增多
The multiplication of things of a particular kind is the process or fact of them increasing in number or amount.

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

Synonym: generationpropagation

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

e.g. the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
four times three equals twelve

Synonym: times

3. a multiplicative increase

e.g. repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth