French word

multiplication

Pronunciation

IPA/myltiplikasjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmultiplication

Example

Montre-moi comment faire la multiplication.

Show me how to do multiplication.

Illustration for multiplication (multiplication)

More examples

J'ai un exercice de multiplication à faire.

I have a multiplication exercise to do.

Core concept

Several factors are brought together to produce one resulting quantity, the product.

Common phrases

  • exercice de multiplication

    multiplication exercise

  • apprendre la multiplication

    learn multiplication

Similar words

addition: An arithmetic operation that adds two or more numbers to find their total.
soustraction: An arithmetic operation that subtracts one number from another to find the difference.
division: An arithmetic operation that divides one number by another to find the quotient.
produit: The value obtained by multiplying two or more numbers.

Definition in French

Désigne l'opération qui multiplie des facteurs pour produire un résultat appelé produit.

Word origin

The French noun multiplication is a learned borrowing from Latin multiplicatio, formed from multiplicare and based on multi- meaning 'many' and plicare meaning 'fold'.

Usage tips

  • Multiplication is feminine, so standard forms use la multiplication and une multiplication.

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