mul‧ti‧pli‧ca‧tion /ˌmʌltəpləˈkeɪʃən, ˌmʌltɪpləˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

1. a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times ⇒ division

2. formal a large increase in the size, amount, or number of something:
a multiplication of the number of forms to fill out

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲