multiplication

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If you correctly answered 30 multiplication questions in 60 seconds, you received a calendar as a prize, and were then excused from any future exams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Try jotting down three fractions separated by multiplication signs: earnings/sales x sales/assets x assets/equity.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

This process is similar to a matrix-vector multiplication, where light waves interact to create focused "bright spots" at specific output points.

From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025

In a blog post, Schwarcz explained that the Toxin-Free Future scientists miscalculated the lower end of what the EPA considered a health risk through a multiplication error.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

“Eight times twelve is ninety-six! Do you recall that peculiar letter I sent you? Filled with pages about multiplication and ferns and so on?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood