the act or process or an instance of multiplying or being multiplied
a mathematical operation that at its simplest is an abbreviated process of adding an integer to itself a specified number of times (e.g. 2 × 3 = 2 + 2 + 2) and that is extended to other numbers in accordance with laws that are valid for integers
multiplicative /-ʹplikətiv/ adj
multiplicatively /-ʹplikətivli/ adv
[Middle English multiplicacioun via French from Latin multiplication-, multiplicatio, from multiplicatus, past part. of multiplicare to multiply]