Southern England| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | multiplicación |
| esperanto | multiplikado, multipliko |
| hollanti | vermenigvuldigen, vermenigvuldiging |
| italia | moltiplicazione |
| japani | 掛け算 (kakezan), 乗法 (jōhō), じょうほう (jiョuhō / jōhō), 増殖 (zōshoku) |
| kreikka | πολλαπλασιασμός (pollaplasiasmós) |
| latina | multiplicātiō, complicātiō |
| portugali | multiplicação |
| puola | mnożenie |
| ranska | multiplication |
| ruotsi | multiplikation |
| saksa | Multiplikation |
| suomi | moninkertaistuminen, lisääntyminen, kertolasku, monistuminen |
| tšekki | násobení |
| unkari | szorzás |
| venäjä | умножение (umnoženije) |
| viro | korrutamine |
| Monikko | multiplications |
(uncountable, arithmetic) 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.
Example from Béla Bartók's Third Quartet: multiplication of a chromatic tetrachord to a fifths chord C♯=0: 0·7=0, 1·7=7, 2·7=2, 3·7=9 (mod 12).
(countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
Four bags with three marbles per bag gives twelve marbles (4 × 3 = 12).