multiply

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to add a number to itself a particular number of times:

If you multiply seven by 15 you get 105.

When you multiply two odd numbers, is the answer always odd?

I remember learning how to multiply and divide.

to increase, or to increase something, very much in number:

Alzheimer's Disease affects more than 4 million Americans today, and the number is expected to multiply rapidly as the population ages.

Major publishers are multiplying the number of titles offered in digital form.

of living things, to increase by producing new young animals, bacteria, etc.:

18 birds multiplied to 100 in just three years.

In warm weather these germs multiply rapidly.

to add a number to itself a particular number of times:

[ T ] If you multiply 7 by 15 you get 105.

to increase greatly in number:

[ I ] The viruses multiply within the body.

to increase a lot in number or to make something do this:

Lawsuits against big drugs companies have multiplied in recent years.

According to Peruvian authorities, chemical fertilizers are multiplying coca leaf production by up to 1,000% per hectare.

if you multiply a number, you add another number to it a particular number of times:

multiply sth by 6/50/120, etc. Multiply your income by 3 to get a rough idea of what size of mortgage you can apply for.

be multiplied by 6/50/120, etc. The total figure must be multiplied by 75% to produce the amount paid out to investors.

They learn how to add, subtract, divide, and multiply.