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Multiply four groups of three to get twelve.
What does Multiply mean?
Multiply means find a product by combining equal groups or scaling by a factor.
Dictionary definition
To combine equal-sized groups or scale a number by a factor to find a product; multiply can also mean increase greatly, reproduce, or become more numerous.
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Multiply one half by eight to get four.
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Under the right conditions, bacteria can multiply rapidly.
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Practice 1
What is the product in 6 × 4 = 24?
The numbers multiplied are factors, and the result is the product.
Practice 2
Which model represents 3 × 5?
For whole numbers, multiplication can represent a number of equal-sized groups.
Practice 3
Which statement about multiplication is true?
Multiplication is scaling as well as equal groups; for example, one half of 8 is 4.
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WordMultiply.
Partverb.
MeaningMultiply means find a product by combining equal groups or scaling by a factor.
ExampleExample: Multiply four groups of three to get twelve.
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- mul · tuh · ply
- Strongest beat
- mul
- Ending
- ply
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mul.
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divideThe inverse arithmetic operation when division reverses multiplication by the same nonzero factor.
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Base word
multiply
verb
multiplies
Finds a product or increases in number now.
verb
multiplied
Found a product or increased in the past.
verb
multiplying
Performing multiplication or increasing now.
noun
multiplication
The operation or process of multiplying.
noun
multiple
A product of a given number and an integer.
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Hint for students
The numbers being multiplied are factors; the result is the product. Multiplication can describe equal groups or scaling.
Common mix-up
Multiplication does not always make numbers larger, and repeated addition explains only some cases. Multiplying by zero gives zero; multiplying by one keeps the value.
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Represent one multiplication fact with an array, equal groups, an equation, and a word problem. Identify both factors and the product, then check using division.
Teacher prompt
Model 3 × 4 with an array, equal groups, and a number line. Then model 1/2 × 8 to show why multiplication is broader than repeated addition.
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