as in increase
the act or process of becoming greater in number
there's been a steady multiplication in our attic of obsolete video equipment as new technologies come on the market
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Recent Examples of multiplication
Start by adding up n copies of a number—that’s just the definition of multiplication by n.
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 14 Sep. 2025
Leadership Development Approach From the outset of launching Apex, Iftiu acknowledges that his biggest learning curve involved shifting focus from personal production to leadership multiplication.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In my experience leading multi-AI agent implementations, the real transformation happens when organizations stop thinking about AI as cost-cutting and start seeing it as capability multiplication.
—Varun Milind Kulkarni, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The differences might be small, but recall that the operation is adding up many multiplications, so the noise gets magnified.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 14 Sep. 2025
Leadership Development Approach From the outset of launching Apex, Iftiu acknowledges that his biggest learning curve involved shifting focus from personal production to leadership multiplication.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In my experience leading multi-AI agent implementations, the real transformation happens when organizations stop thinking about AI as cost-cutting and start seeing it as capability multiplication.
—Varun Milind Kulkarni, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The differences might be small, but recall that the operation is adding up many multiplications, so the noise gets magnified.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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Based on his wealth-to-spending math, Yaros estimated that stock market gains in the last 12 months from the tech sector alone will boost annual consumption by nearly $250 billion, which would account for more than 20% of the cumulative spending increase.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Electronics would have seen the biggest increase, with shoppers spending an extra $186 while clothing or accessories would have cost $82 more.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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On the cook’s line, there was grease and food accumulation in between and below the cooking equipment.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The only way to make a definitive diagnosis is to take thin slices of the brain after the person’s death and use a microscope to look for an abnormal accumulation of tau, a protein that stabilizes certain elements of the brain.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dan Angel and Bradley Gardner executive produce, with both Duhame and Kelly executive producing in addition to starring.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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In addition to free admission, members receive invitations to members-only preview parties and special events, free admission to approximately six After Hours events, $4 off tickets to Speed Cinema, discounted admission on select programs, and more.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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