# multiplying

Pronunciation: say "MUL-ti-ply-ing" /ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of multiply. — present participle and gerund of multiply
   - Simple: Present participle of multiply. Use this form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Weeds were multiplying across the untended field by midsummer._
   - _Multiplying the dosage without a doctor's advice can be dangerous._

## Noun

2. An act or instance of multiplication, in which one quantity is scaled by another.
   - Simple: A single act of multiplication done on numbers or amounts.
   - _A single multiplying of length by width gives the area of a rectangle._
   - _In the algorithm, each multiplying of the running total costs one operation._

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