multiplication
/ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the process or skill of multiplying增多; 倍增; 繁殖; 乘法; 乘法运算：
we need to use both multiplication and division to find the answers
要找到答案, 我们必须乘法和除法并用
count noun these formulae involve a number of multiplications.这几个公式涉及多次乘法运算。
1.1
- Mathematics the process of combining matrices, vectors, or other quantities under specific rules to obtain their product【数】（矩阵、矢量或其他量的）乘法。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin multiplicatio（n-）, from multiplicare （see MULTIPLY1）.