mul·ti-ply
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| having or composed of several plies: a multi-ply fabric. |
[Origin: 1935–40
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multiply
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mul·ti·ply1
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–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of. |
| 2. | Arithmetic. to find the product of by multiplication. |
| 3. | to breed (animals). |
| 4. | to propagate (plants). |
| 5. | to increase by procreation. |
| 6. | to grow in number, quantity, etc.; increase. |
| 7. | Arithmetic. to perform the process of multiplication. |
| 8. | to increase in number by procreation or natural generation. |
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mul·ti·ply2
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| in several or many ways; in a multiple manner; manifoldly. |
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| mul·ti·ply 1
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v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre, from multiplex, multiplex; see multiplex.] |
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| mul·ti·ply 2
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adv. In many or multiple ways. |
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multiply
c.1150, "to cause to become many," from O.Fr. multiplier, from L. multiplicare "to increase," from multiplex (gen. multiplicis) "having many folds, many times as great in number," from multi- "many" + base of plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). Mathematical sense is attested from c.1391.
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| multiply | |
adverb | |
| 1. | in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" [ant: singly] |
verb | |
| 1. | combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: divide] |
| 2. | combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" |
| 3. | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" [syn: breed] |
| 4. | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" [syn: reproduce] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
multiply1 [ˈmaltiplai] verb
to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total
Example: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.
multiply2 [ˈmaltiplai] verbExample: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.
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to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding
Example: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.
See also: multiplicationExample: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.
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| multiply
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To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities. |
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Multiply
Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See Multiply.] Manifold; multiple.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Multiply
Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of multiplicare. See Multiply.] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold. Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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