multiplication

Meaning

1. 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.
2. A calculation involving multiplication.
3. The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.

Sentences

A classic example of a one-way function is multiplication of very large prime numbers .