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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Even with increases in public funding, the demand for affordable childcare significantly outpaces supply, especially for infants.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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While most of those states lean to the left, and Democratic legislators are far more likely to back minimum wage increases than Republicans, several staunchly conservative states similar to Oklahoma have passed higher minimum wages by ballot initiative.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The snowpacks that feed the river hit their lowest level on record this year, with snow accumulations in Colorado’s high country peaking a month early in March and containing just half the average moisture.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
8 June 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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At the time, renewable capacity additions were limited, and thermal coal inventories across major Asian markets were significantly lower.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Puzo said the additions show the strength of Danbury Fair.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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“Multiplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplications. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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