multiply

Everyday

1. To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. tree →
2. To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast. tree →

In the lessons

the operation × for equal groups («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); «times», «groups of», «rows of», «each», «every», «packs of» point to multiplying; the times tables; in science living things multiply (have many young), germs multiply in warm places

Examples

• Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. tree →
• Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag. tree →
• There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs. tree →
• 6 multiplied by 2 is 12. tree →
• Multiply the length by the width to find the area. tree →
• Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero. tree →
• Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands. tree →
• Rabbits can multiply very fast. tree →
• Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five. tree →

Note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».

In Jewish tradition

"Be fruitful and multiply" is blessing and promise, and God also says He will multiply signs and wonders in Egypt. Amos mockingly tells Israel to "multiply transgression".

Interpretation. The rabbis count "be fruitful and multiply" as the first commandment in the Torah, and understand it as having children.

Examples

• And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.' (Torah GEN.17.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.7.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause; (Writings JOB.9.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days; (Prophets AMO.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».