multiplication

Noun

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
  • the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
    
  • four times three equals twelve
    

• a multiplicative increase
  • repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
    
  • this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth
    

• the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  times , generation , propagation