1. An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
   "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve";
   - times
    
2. A multiplicative increase
   "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
    
3. The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
   "Cell multiplication is a key process in growth";
   - generation, propagation

Derived forms: multiplications

Type of: arithmetic operation, facts of life, growth, increase, increment, procreation, reproduction

Encyclopedia: Multiplication