multiplication

英 [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  乘; 相乘; 增加

复数：multiplications　

CET6医学

BNC.12748 / COCA.16434

牛津词典

noun

• 乘；相乘；增加
  the act or process of multiplying
  1. the multiplication sign (×)
     乘号（×）
  2. Multiplication of cells leads to rapid growth of the organism.
     细胞的繁殖导致有机体的迅速生长。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 乘法;乘法运算
  Multiplicationis the process of calculating the total of one number multiplied by another.
  1. There will be simple tests in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
     会有对加、减、乘、除运算的简单测试。
• N-UNCOUNT (数量方面的)增加，增多
  Themultiplicationof things of a particular kind is the process or fact of them increasing in number or amount.
  1. Increasing gravity is known to speed up the multiplication of cells.
     我们知道不断增加的引力会加速细胞的分裂。

英英释义

noun

• the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
  Synonym:generationpropagation
• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division
  1. the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
  2. four times three equals twelve
  Synonym:times
• a multiplicative increase
  1. repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors
  2. this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth

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