partial product

noun

: a product obtained by multiplying a multiplicand by one digit of a multiplier having more than one digit

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The cradle-to-gate measurement is an assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction to the factory gate before it is transported to the consumer. Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 The light solidifies the resin, and the partial product is pulled upwards one notch to repeat the process for the next layer below. Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of partial product was circa 1823

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“Partial product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20product. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

partial product

noun
: a product of the multiplicand and one digit of a two or more digit multiplier
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