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multiplication

[muhl-tuh-pli-key-shuhn] / ˌmʌl tə plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Cembalest was also alarmed by the rapidly mounting margin debt accumulated by retail traders that was turbocharging the rally, and the market risks from the multiplication of leveraged ETFs on the sector.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Nominally about multiplication, the test was actually about how well you functioned under pressure.

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

As these light waves interact, they automatically carry out mathematical procedures such as matrix and tensor multiplication, which form the basis of deep learning.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2025

The letter went on to discuss the finer points of the multiplication tables, in precise and painfully dull detail.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Today they perform hundreds of septillions of matrix multiplications to power leading large language models.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

If future hardware is designed specifically for one-bit models, it will eliminate the need for complex mathematical multiplications altogether, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

Despite repeated multiplications of the official minimum wage earned by millions of Venezuelans, it still amounts to about $2 — not even enough to buy a kilogram of chicken.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2021

You multiplied the two terms of the first binomial by the two terms of the second binomial—four multiplications.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

In World War II, an extraordinary calculating machine commissioned by the U.S. military, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could, each second, perform around 350 multiplications or 5,000 simple additions.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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