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
Already, AIs can optimize chip design and matrix multiplication and write over 30% of new code at Microsoft and Google.
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Jason Hausenloy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 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
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
While there are no direct business metrics or simple methodologies to correlate and quantify IT revenue generation, the force multiplication of technology in conjunction with the pervasiveness of the service within a business requires the classification of IT as a profit center.
—Jonathan Doughty, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jason Hausenloy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 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
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
While there are no direct business metrics or simple methodologies to correlate and quantify IT revenue generation, the force multiplication of technology in conjunction with the pervasiveness of the service within a business requires the classification of IT as a profit center.
—Jonathan Doughty, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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The brutal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus shocked the nation and is forcing it to confront what appears to be an increase in political violence across the country.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Labor Department data released on Thursday showed one of the biggest weekly increases in jobless claims in more than a year.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Most accumulations will come tonight and Friday night.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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One multi-year project includes collecting core samples from glaciers to measure snow accumulation, the main contributor to glacial growth.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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In addition to grape stem cells, the fast-absorbing spray includes caffeine and antioxidant-rich arugula leaf extract to help keep fallout at bay.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to its luxury suites the Four Seasons has eleven villas available for rental.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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