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multiplication

[muhl-tuh-pli-key-shuhn] / ˌmʌl tə plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Nominally about multiplication, the test was actually about how well you functioned under pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Try jotting down three fractions separated by multiplication signs: earnings/sales x sales/assets x assets/equity.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

As these light waves interact, they automatically carry out mathematical procedures such as matrix and tensor multiplication, which form the basis of deep learning.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

In a blog post, Schwarcz explained that the Toxin-Free Future scientists miscalculated the lower end of what the EPA considered a health risk through a multiplication error.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

When you have an infinity in an expression, or when you divide by zero, all the mathematical operations—even those as simple as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—go out the window.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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