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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmultiplication
Pronunciation / Transliteration: myl.ti.ply.ka.sjɔ̃
"La multiplication est une opération mathématique de base."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of adding a number to itself a specified number of times, or a mathematical operation that scales one number by another.
"Students in elementary school learn multiplication before moving on to division." - 2
The act or process of increasing in number, quantity, or degree.
"The rapid multiplication of cell cultures was observed under the microscope."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Old French multiplicacioun, ultimately stemming from the Latin multiplicare (to increase or multiply), formed from multus (many) and plicare (to fold). The term entered mathematical and general vocabulary in the late Middle Ages to denote the process of increasing in number or quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multiplication" is said worldwide
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multiplication
Transliteration: myl.ti.ply.ka.sjɔ̃
"La multiplication est une opération mathématique de base."
Multiplikation
Transliteration: mʊltiplikaˈt͡si̯oːn
"Die Multiplikation von Zahlen ist wichtig für die Algebra."
moltiplicazione
Transliteration: mol.ti.pli.kaˈt͡sjo.ne
"La moltiplicazione e la divisione sono inverse."
multiplicación
Transliteration: mul.ti.pli.kaˈsjon
"Aprendimos las tablas de multiplicación en la escuela."
multiplicação
Transliteration: muw.ti.pli.kaˈsãw
"A multiplicação é usada para calcular áreas."
गुणा
Transliteration: gunā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गणित में गुणा करना एक बुनियादी कौशल है।"
乘法
Transliteration: chéngfǎ
Script: 中文汉字
"孩子们正在学习乘法口诀表。"
곱셈
Transliteration: gopsem
Script: 한국어 한글
"구구단은 기본적인 곱셈 계산법입니다."
掛け算
Transliteration: kakezan
Script: 日本語
"九九の暗記は掛け算の基本です。"
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