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
With clock addition and clock multiplication, the clock numbers meet the criteria for what mathematicians call a ring.
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Courtney Gibbons, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
The internal workings of generative systems are based on matrix multiplication operations.
—Scharon Harding – May 14, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
One of the lessons from the Austin PSP program is the multiplication effect that supporting the success of parenting students can have.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The math that allows a neural network to identify patterns in text is really just multiplication — lots and lots and lots of multiplication.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Courtney Gibbons, The Conversation, 15 May 2025
The internal workings of generative systems are based on matrix multiplication operations.
—Scharon Harding – May 14, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
One of the lessons from the Austin PSP program is the multiplication effect that supporting the success of parenting students can have.
—Edward Conroy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The math that allows a neural network to identify patterns in text is really just multiplication — lots and lots and lots of multiplication.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
Noun
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Aflac generated nearly $19 billion in revenue last year, which marked a 1.2% increase over the previous year, according to an earnings release.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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Inflation in Japan highest in two years Rice prices in Japan more than doubled in May, spiking 101.7% year over year and marking their largest increase in over half a century.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The annual Ten Thousand Commandments report has, since 1993, tracked the inexorable accumulation of federal regulation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The United States would be, to put it mildly, naïve to believe that the accumulation of intelligence and modern warfare knowledge by North Korea, China and Iran presents no threat to the United States.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
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Auckland City earned $3.58m USD for their participation in the tournament, in addition to a $1m bonus from FIFA for the draw against Boca.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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In addition to Akbar Sheikh, other interviewees include internet business entrepreneurs such as Tai Lopez, Russell Brunson, Mike Winnet, Dan Henry, as well as motivational online life-style and mental health experts such as Gretchen Rubin, Lauren Tickner, Alex Partridge and Robert Waldinger.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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