multiplication

Also known as ×, times, multiply, product

thumb|Four bags with three marbles per bag gives twelve marbles (4 × 3 = 12). thumb|Multiplication can also be thought of as Scale factor|scaling. Here, 2 is being multiplied by 3 using scaling, giving 6 as a result.

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Multiplication is a way of combining groups of equal size—for example, four bags with three marbles each gives twelve marbles total. It's also useful as a tool for scaling quantities up or down, such as doubling or tripling an amount.

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Notation
Definitions
Product of two natural numbers
Product of two integers
Product of two fractions
Product of two real numbers
Product of two complex numbers
Product of two quaternions
Computation
Historical algorithms
Egyptians
Babylonians
Chinese
Modern methods
Grid method
Computer algorithms
Products of measurements
Properties of capital pi notation
Infinite products
Exponentiation
Properties
Axioms
Multiplication with set theory
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Multiplication is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction, and division. The result of a multiplication operation is called a product. Multiplication is often denoted by the cross symbol, , by the mid-line dot operator, , by juxtaposition, or, in programming languages, by an asterisk, .