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
The same keyspace multiplication factor applies to the introduction of mixed character classes.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The company's data center GPUs excel at performing billions of matrix multiplications necessary to train and run neural networks due to their parallel architecture—hardware architectures that originated as video game graphics accelerators now power the generative AI boom.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Spyware has seen 147% increase, with February and March taking the biggest brunt as a 4 times multiplication of the baseline was observed.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
From this view, prime numbers are the basic building blocks for constructing any positive whole number using multiplication – akin to atoms combining to make molecules in chemistry.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The company's data center GPUs excel at performing billions of matrix multiplications necessary to train and run neural networks due to their parallel architecture—hardware architectures that originated as video game graphics accelerators now power the generative AI boom.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Spyware has seen 147% increase, with February and March taking the biggest brunt as a 4 times multiplication of the baseline was observed.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
From this view, prime numbers are the basic building blocks for constructing any positive whole number using multiplication – akin to atoms combining to make molecules in chemistry.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for multiplication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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Owner Kelly Vore cited unsustainable rent increases, declining consumer spending, and lingering effects of COVID-19 as key reasons for the closure.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sony Pictures reported a 76% year-on-year surge in operating income to JPY 18.7 billion ($129 million) for the quarter ended June 30, driven by a sharp increase in series deliveries within its television productions unit, the company reported Thursday.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Together, this combination causes the accumulation of astrocytic GABA and excessive tonic inhibition in key brain regions like the PFC.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Regional Concentration Patterns The inventory accumulation is particularly pronounced in SunBelt markets that experienced rapid construction growth during the pandemic.—
Brad Hunter,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In addition to sketch comedy, the company is responsible for numerous podcasts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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In addition to its standard weekend brunch, Buckatabon will serve breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Monday to Friday while Hollander is closed.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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