multiplication
noun
the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
multiplications
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pluralof multiplication.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Today they perform hundreds of septillions of matrix multiplications to power leading large language models.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
If future hardware is designed specifically for one-bit models, it will eliminate the need for complex mathematical multiplications altogether, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
It “could do 1,780 additions or subtractions per second, 200 multiplications per second and 56 divisions per second.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
In 1946, the world’s first computer, which weighed over 25 tons, could perform 385 multiplications per second.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
In World War II, an extraordinary calculating machine commissioned by the U.S. military, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could, each second, perform around 350 multiplications or 5,000 simple additions.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
