(uncountable, mathematics) The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogousbinary operation that combines other mathematical objects.When applied to whole numbers, multiplication can be considered as repeated addition. The multiplication x × 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.
(countable) A calculation involving multiplication.The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.
