as in increases
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 multiplications
The combined interactions of light fields naturally produce mathematical operations including tensor multiplications.
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New Atlas, 10 Dec. 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
New Atlas, 10 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplications
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Those who supported the freeze said the wage increases were negatively impacting the hospitality industry.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The White House says these price increases are temporary.—
Amber Phillips,
Washington Post,
12 May 2026
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In this case, that would take 16 multiplication operations and 16 additions (or four accumulations).—
Olivia Hsu,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2026
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The map also includes tornado reports for the past week and recent rainfall accumulations.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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The pair are the latest new additions to the second season of the FX series, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Betty Gilpin, and Austin Amelio.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Gasper is particularly thrilled about two newer additions to the club, veteran Willson Contreras and Carlos Narváez, who’s in his sophomore season.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Multiplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplications. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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