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In [[mathematics]], '''multiplication''' is a [[binary operation]] between two [[element]]s in a [[set]], in a broad sense. Depending on what set of [[element]]s are interacting, there are many types of multiplications with different properties. The multiplication sign is represented by the "x" or a medium sized dot <math>(\cdot)</math>. Multiplication is the inverse of division.
  
  
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Multiplication is achieved by adding a number to itself as many times as the second number has value. For example, 4x4 would equal 4+4+4+4, which in turn equals 16. This is called repeated addition.
In [[mathematics]], '''multiplication''' is a [[binary relation]] between two [[element]]s in a [[set]], in a broad sense. Depending on what set of elements are interacting, there are many types of multiplications with different properties.
 
 
 
  
 
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* [[Vector product]]s
 
* [[Composition]] of functions
 
* [[Composition]] of functions
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Revision as of 14:46, 22 January 2020

In mathematics, multiplication is a binary operation between two elements in a set, in a broad sense. Depending on what set of elements are interacting, there are many types of multiplications with different properties. The multiplication sign is represented by the "x" or a medium sized dot $(\cdot)$. Multiplication is the inverse of division.


Multiplication is achieved by adding a number to itself as many times as the second number has value. For example, 4x4 would equal 4+4+4+4, which in turn equals 16. This is called repeated addition.

Types of Multiplications


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