Synonyms for multiplication
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Noun
1. Propagation
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Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- multi multiplicand multiplicity multiply
- Phrases
- multiplication sign multiplication table
- Is a kind of
- calculation
- Other spellings
- multiplation multipliation
Forms
- Plural
- multiplications → propagations, generations, increases, reproductions…
Example sentences
- propagation He wrote a book about the propagation of Islam in Africa.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| multiplication | steady | |
| propagation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- times1
- 8 letters
- increase2
- 10 letters
- generation4
- 11 letters
- propagation4
- 12 letters
- reproduction4, augmentation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (increase2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- multiplication
- Italiano
- moltiplicazione
- Deutsch
- Multiplikation