- multiplication, times - an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
--1 is a kind of arithmetic operation
Derived forms: verb multiply1, verb multiply2 - generation, multiplication, propagation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
--2 is a kind of reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
--2 has particulars: biogenesis, biogenyDerived forms: verb multiply4, verb multiply3 - multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
--3 is a kind of increase, increment, growth
--3 has particulars: doubling; quadrupling; quintupling; triplingDerived form: verb multiply2