MULTIPLICATION


Meaning of MULTIPLICATION in English

mul ‧ ti ‧ pli ‧ ca ‧ tion /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃ ə n, ˌmʌltɪpləˈkeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

1 . a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times ⇨ division

2 . formal a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something:

a multiplication of the number of forms to fill out

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.