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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Crude price increases are substantially reflected in pump prices in 20 days and a $10 per barrel increase typically results in around a 25-cent rise per gallon, according to 2019 research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
DAVID McHUGH,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Analysts with GasBuddy project gradual increases at the pump this week, anywhere from 10 to 30 cents a gallon.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Light snow accumulations could occur, though the exact location depends on where the rain‑snow transition zone occurs and is unclear several days out.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Light snow is possible along Interstate 90 in southwestern Minnesota, but accumulations should be minimal.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Far from symbolic skyline additions, these projects are an intersection of top-notch engineering, national ambitions, and technological progress.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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And the library exhibit, which was on display in the fall, has recently been updated online to incorporate these recent additions to Aurora’s history of student protests.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Multiplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplications. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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