noun /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkeɪʃən/
a) The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.<! When applied to whole numbers, multiplication can be considered as repeated addition. The multiplication x × y is the same as x + x + ... + x, where the x appears y times in the addition, or y + y + ... + y, where the y appears x times in the addition.
The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.
b) A calculation involving multiplication.
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