Multiplication
[,mʌltɪplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] or ['mʌltəplə'keʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; 'the multiplication of four by three gives twelve'; 'four times three equals twelve'.
(noun.) a multiplicative increase; 'repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors'; 'this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth'.
整理:薇尔玛--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.
(n.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division.
(n.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.
(n.) The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Multiplicity, plurality, multitudinousness, multifariousness, multitude,repetition, reiter_ation, reproduction, augmentation, swarming, teeming
ANT:Singularity, unity, scantiness, rarity, diminution, extinction
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例句/造句/用法:
- The most complicated problems of multiplication, division and fractions may be handled with ease on these machines. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The first machine to perform multiplication by means of successive additions was invented by Leibnitz in the year 1671 and completed in 1694. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Their method of multiplication is by fissiparism--that is to say, each splits into two independent beings that separate and afterwards lead independent lives. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- By means of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, settle everything somehow, and never wonder. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- How the impertinences, ignorances, and insults went through the multiplication table. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and even square and cube root can be performed on the abacus, and in the hands of a skilled operator considerable speed can be obtained. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It's as well known in the town as—please, sir, as the multiplication table isn't known to the horse-riders. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- About 2300 B..they had multiplication tables running from 1 to 1350, which were probably used in connection with astronomical calculations. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- On the contrary, the force seems to increase, just as the number of printing establishments increase, with the multiplication of new inventions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Provision is made for the correction of errors, and operation is in two directions, forward for addition and multiplication, and backward for subtraction and division. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
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