Difference between revisions of "Multiplication"
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The result of a multiplication is the ''[[product]]''. The numbers which are multiplied together are called ''[[factor]]s''. | The result of a multiplication is the ''[[product]]''. The numbers which are multiplied together are called ''[[factor]]s''. | ||
| + | Multiplication is a [[commutative]] operation in that A <big><math>\times</math></big> B = B <big><math>\times</math></big> A. | ||
:For example <big><math>3\times 2 </math></big> (spoken as "three times two") is the sum of 3 + 3 = 6. | :For example <big><math>3\times 2 </math></big> (spoken as "three times two") is the sum of 3 + 3 = 6. | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, September 3, 2008
In its most elementary form multiplication is repeated addition of whole numbers or integers.
- For example, <math>3\times 2 = 2 + 2 + 2 = 6</math>
The result of a multiplication is the product. The numbers which are multiplied together are called factors.
Multiplication is a commutative operation in that A <math>\times</math> B = B <math>\times</math> A.
- For example <math>3\times 2 </math> (spoken as "three times two") is the sum of 3 + 3 = 6.