multiplying

Example Sentences

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Capacity is a standard industry metric calculated by multiplying the number of available seats by the distance flown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This provides "very little evidence that the yeasts have been multiplying over millennia," he said, adding that he believed they were "relatively recent colonists of the mummy's body".

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

To distribute the funds, each child’s amount is calculated by multiplying the fund’s value by their share of units.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Newton's equation calculates gravitational force by multiplying two masses together, dividing by the square of the distance between them, and multiplying by big G. Written mathematically, the law is expressed as Gm1m2/r2.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

For instance, multiplying by the number i was equivalent to spinning the sphere 90 degrees clockwise.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife