multiplication
英 [,m?lt?pl?'ke??(?)n]
美['m?lt?pl?'ke??n]
英英釋意
- 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"