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- Dictionarymultiply/ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ/
verb
- 1. obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times: "multiply fourteen by nineteen"
- 2. increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity: "ever since I became a landlord my troubles have multiplied tenfold" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MULTIPLY is to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment. How to use multiply in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Multiply.
MULTIPLY definition: 1. to add a number to itself a particular number of times: 2. to increase, or to increase…. Learn more.
Multiplication Definition in Math. Multiplication is one of the four basic arithmetic operations, alongside addition, subtraction, and division. In math, multiply means the repeated addition of groups of equal sizes. To understand better, let us take a multiplication example of the ice creams.
Multiply definition: to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.. See examples of MULTIPLY used in a sentence.
Definition of multiply verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of. 2. to find the product of by multiplication. 3. to increase by procreation. v.i. 4. to grow in number, quantity, etc.; increase. 5. to perform the process of multiplication. 6. to increase in number by procreation or natural generation.
If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example, 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6.
to increase by a large number, or to make something increase by a large number: In warm weather, germs multiply rapidly. multiply verb (CALCULATE) to add one number to itself a particular number of times: Three multiplied by six equals eighteen. (Definition of multiply from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When you multiply two numbers, you increase the first by the same number that's specified by the second. In other words, when you multiply two by three, you add together three twos.
Multiply Definition. To cause to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree. To increase in number, amount, extent, or degree; specif., to increase by procreation. To perform multiplication. To find the product of by multiplication. To increase in number by reproducing. subtract.
