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multiplication

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Maths, Numbers
mul·ti·pli·ca·tion /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]  1. HMa method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘法,乘法运算 division2 formalINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something 〔大量〕增加,倍增 a multiplication of the number of forms to fill out 需要填写的表格数量的倍增
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multiplicationA2 and M2 are the associative laws of addition and multiplication respectively.It did not prevent infection; it only checked the later multiplication of the parasite after infection had taken place.How can viruses induce cells to enter the cycle of rapid multiplication that then leads on to the development of a tumour?This same tenfold multiplication factor is found in the figures of the Levites in the book of Numbers.We entered school with no idea about what a drag the multiplication tables were.The drug slows the multiplication of cancer cells.In some places the desert spreads, with multiplication of some of its sections; while elsewhere it retreats.
mul·ti·pli·ca·tion nounChineseSyllable
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multiplication
multiplication /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən, ˌmʌltɪpləˈkeɪʃən/ 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


multi·pli·ca·tionBrE /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the act or process of multiplying 乘;相乘;增加the multiplication sign (×)乘号Multiplication of cells leads to rapid growth of the organism. 细胞的繁殖导致有机体的迅速生长。🔊🔊   compare division (2)