definition of
multiplication

[1] #1 multiplication n. [generation, propagation] the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. wn

[2] #2 multiplication n. a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth". wn

[3] #3 multiplication n. [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". wn