multiplication
/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ nom B1En français : multiplication
- The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
- A calculation involving multiplication.
- The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.
Pluriel multiplications
Dans la bibliothèque
Everything with him was multiplication or subtraction.
I’ve heard him say he studied the multiplication table by her freckles.”
Jane asked him what on earth he was doing and he said he was repeating the multiplication table over and over to steady his nerves and for pity’s sake not to interrupt him, because if he stopped for a moment he got frightened and forgot everything he ever knew, but the multiplication table kept all his facts firmly in their proper place!
No need of the multiplication table for good, steady, sensible Jane!
Apprenez multiplication dans de vrais textes
Avec un compte gratuit, survolez n’importe quel mot de la bibliothèque pour voir son sens, écoutez-le lu à voix haute, enregistrez des mots pour des révisions calées sur votre mémoire, et voyez quelle part de chaque livre vous connaissez déjà.