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
Despite repeated multiplications of the official minimum wage earned by millions of Venezuelans, it still amounts to about $2 — not even enough to buy a kilogram of chicken.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
You multiplied the two terms of the first binomial by the two terms of the second binomial—four multiplications.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
A couple of brief multiplications, a simple division, and, bingo, you know your gravitational position wherever you go.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
