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multiplication

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


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Cembalest was also alarmed by the rapidly mounting margin debt accumulated by retail traders that was turbocharging the rally, and the market risks from the multiplication of leveraged ETFs on the sector.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

"Our findings suggest that DMTF1 can contribute to neural stem cell multiplication in neurological aging," Dr. Liang said.

From Science Daily Feb. 12, 2026

No one can disagree with Mr. Warsh on the Fed’s mission creep and on the multiplication of inconsistent objectives.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's Dec. 26, 2025

During those years when I was memorizing the questions and answers of The Baltimore Catechism, I was also impressing on my memory the spelling of hundreds of words, grammar rules, division and multiplication tables.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Today they perform hundreds of septillions of matrix multiplications to power leading large language models.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

If future hardware is designed specifically for one-bit models, it will eliminate the need for complex mathematical multiplications altogether, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

It “could do 1,780 additions or subtractions per second, 200 multiplications per second and 56 divisions per second.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2022

You multiplied the two terms of the first binomial by the two terms of the second binomial—four multiplications.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

In World War II, an extraordinary calculating machine commissioned by the U.S. military, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could, each second, perform around 350 multiplications or 5,000 simple additions.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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