Multiplication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

a multiplicative increase

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth
the multiplication of four by three gives twelve

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

propagation times generation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
noun	a multiplicative increase “repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors”
noun	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed “the multiplication of four by three gives twelve”

Word Forms

generate	verb	make children
multiply	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
propagate	verb	transmit from one generation to the next

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Multiplikation

der Akt der Erzeugung von Nachkommen oder der Vermehrung durch eine solche Produktion

🇪🇸Spanish

multiplicación

el acto de producir descendencia o multiplicarse mediante dicha producción

🇮🇹Italian

moltiplicazione

l'atto di produrre prole o di moltiplicarsi mediante tale produzione

🇳🇱Dutch

vermenigvuldiging

de handeling van het voortbrengen van nakomelingen of het vermenigvuldigen met dergelijke productie

🇵🇹Portuguese

multiplicação

o ato de produzir descendentes ou multiplicar por tal produção

🇷🇺Russian

умножение

акт производства потомства или размножения посредством такого производства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुणा

ऐसे उत्पादन द्वारा संतान उत्पन्न करने या बहुगुणित करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

গুণ

সন্তান উৎপাদন বা এই ধরনের উত্পাদন দ্বারা গুণিত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருக்கல்

சந்ததியை உருவாக்கும் அல்லது அத்தகைய உற்பத்தி மூலம் பெருக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుణకారం

సంతానం ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం లేదా అటువంటి ఉత్పత్తి ద్వారా గుణించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

गुणाकार

संतती निर्माण करण्याची किंवा अशा उत्पादनाद्वारे गुणाकार करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુણાકાર

સંતાન ઉત્પન્ન કરવાની અથવા આવા ઉત્પાદન દ્વારા ગુણાકાર કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಣಾಕಾರ

ಸಂತತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂತಹ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಿಂದ ಗುಣಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗുണനം

സന്താനങ്ങളെ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്തരം ഉൽപാദനത്താൽ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਣਾ

ਔਲਾਦ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਉਤਪਾਦਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرب

اولاد پیدا کرنے یا اس طرح کی پیداوار سے ضرب لگانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乘法

产生后代或通过这种生产繁殖的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

乗算

子孫を生み出す、またはそのような生産によって増やす行為

🇰🇷Korean

곱셈

자손을 생산하거나 그 생산물을 증식시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phép nhân

hành động sinh ra con cái hoặc nhân lên bằng cách sản xuất đó

🇹🇭Thai

การคูณ

การให้กำเนิดลูกหลานหรือการขยายพันธุ์ตามการผลิตนั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

perkalian

tindakan menghasilkan keturunan atau mengalikan dengan produksi tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpaparami

ang pagkilos ng paggawa ng mga supling o pagpaparami ng naturang produksyon

🇲🇾Malay

pendaraban

perbuatan menghasilkan zuriat atau mendarab dengan pengeluaran tersebut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضرب

فعل إنتاج النسل أو الضرب بهذا الإنتاج

🇮🇷Persian

ضرب

عمل تولید نسل یا تکثیر در چنین تولیدی

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpma

yavru üretme veya bu üretimle çoğalma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּפֶל

פעולת הולדת צאצאים או ריבוי על ידי ייצור כזה

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