Multiplication

Noun

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.<!-- When applied to whole numbers, multiplication can be considered as repeated addition. The multiplication ''x &#x26;times; y'' is the same as ''x + x + ... + x'', where the ''x'' appears ''y'' times in the addition, or ''y + y + ... + y'', where the ''y'' appears ''x'' times in the addition.-->
2. A calculation involving multiplication.
3. The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.