multiply

multiply

multiply (third-person singular simple present multiplies, present participle multiplying, simple past and past participle multiplied)

1. (transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
2. (transitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication on (a number).
3. (intransitive) To grow in number.
4. (intransitive) To breed or propagate.
5. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?) (intransitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication.
6. (transitive, rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
   • 1983, Graham Flegg, Numbers, 2002 Dover edition, ISBN 0486421651, page 154 [1]:

     This follows a similar process, counters having to be removed and replaced at each stage of the remaining part of the calculation except the final one, where 2 multiplies 3 to give 6.

   • 1993, Edward T. Dowling, Schaums Outline of Theory and Problems of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics, ISBN 0070176744, page 14 [2]:

     Of all the possible combinations of factors above, only . Carefully arranging the factors, therefore, to ensure that 2 multiplies 4 and 3 multiplies 5, we have

     6x² + 23x + 20 = (2x + 5)(3x + 4)

multiply (plural multiplies)

1. (computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.

multiply (comparative more multiply, superlative most multiply)

1. In many or multiple ways.

	moltiplicare
	transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)
	To perform a multiplication on a number.

accrescersi

aumentare

moltiplicarsi

produrre

Altri significati:

In many or multiple ways.

increase the amount, degree or number of

intransitive: breed or propagate

intransitive: grow in number

(intransitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication.

(to) multiply

(transitive, arithmetic) To perform multiplication on (a number).

(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).

(intransitive) To breed or propagate.

intransitive: perform multiplication

(intransitive) To grow in number.

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