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moltiplicazione

multiplication

noun mol-tee-plee-kah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Origin: From Latin multiplicatio.

Also means

increase

Usage Note

Moltiplicazione covers both the mathematical operation (the times table: le tavole della moltiplicazione) and the figurative sense of a rapid increase or proliferation. It is feminine with a regular -zione plural. Learners should not confuse it with moltiplicità (multiplicity, the quality of being many).

Examples

"La moltiplicazione dei problemi è preoccupante."

Natural Translation

The multiplication of problems is worrying.

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