as in increase
the act or process of becoming greater in number
there's been a steady multiplication in our attic of obsolete video equipment as new technologies come on the market
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Recent Examples of multiplication
In a blog post, Schwarcz explained that the Toxin-Free Future scientists miscalculated the lower end of what the EPA considered a health risk through a multiplication error.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His proof allowed mathematicians to probe the complicated relationship between the operations of addition and multiplication.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The beating heart of AI these days lies in GPUs, which can perform massive numbers of matrix multiplications—necessary for running neural network architecture—in parallel.
—Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Everybody would certainly rejoice at doing that kind of multiplication.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
His proof allowed mathematicians to probe the complicated relationship between the operations of addition and multiplication.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
The beating heart of AI these days lies in GPUs, which can perform massive numbers of matrix multiplications—necessary for running neural network architecture—in parallel.
—Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Everybody would certainly rejoice at doing that kind of multiplication.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multiplication
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By 2050, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans for 50 to 60 percent of Japan’s electricity to come from renewables, including biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and offshore wind as well as solar—with a controversial increase in nuclear-power production filling in the gaps.—
Hannah Kirshner,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Trust has yet to identify a concrete reason behind the precipitous drop in South Dade’s homeless population beyond a countywide increase in outreach efforts.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Crews of men have been engaged this week removing the winter’s accumulation of refuse.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Another critical transition also occurs at a specific point in time in the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells, as the result of an accumulation of both genetic and epigenetic changes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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In addition, initiatives like the Daw’s grant focus on supporting local productions and investing in homegrown talent.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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In addition, much of [the] recent volume strength has come from memecoins which has proven to be transitory in the past.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Multiplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multiplication. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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