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multiplication.

The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.

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noun/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.

    uncountable
  2. A calculation involving multiplication.

    countable
  3. The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.

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