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'''Multiplication''' is a mathematical operation. Multiplication of positive integers is the same as repeated addition.  You multiply two numbers together; that is, multiplication is always performed on two ''operands,'' which in this case are known as the ''multiplicand'' and the ''multiplier.'' The result is a third number, the ''product.''

'''Multiplication''' is a mathematical operation. Multiplication of positive integers is the same as repeated addition.  You multiply two numbers together; that is, multiplication is always performed on two ''operands,'' which in this case are known as the ''multiplicand'' and the ''multiplier.'' The result is a third number, the ''product.''

*3 times 2 = 2 added three times = 2 + 2 + 2 =  6.  

*3 times 2 = 2 added three times = 2 + 2 + 2 =  6.  

This also works the other way:

This also works the other way:

*2 times 3 = 3 added two times = 3 + 3 = 6.

*3 times 2 = 3 added two times = 3 + 3 = 6.

2 x 3 = 3 x 2, regardless of the order of the operands. It is said that multiplication is [[commutative]].

2 x 3 = 3 x 2, regardless of the order of the operands, per the [[commutative|commutative property]].

Multiplication is sometimes confusing because the symbol for multiplication is very similar to the letter x; but the letter x can also stand for a variable in algebra, as in "solve for x."  

Multiplication is sometimes confusing because the symbol for multiplication is very similar to the letter x; but the letter x can also stand for a variable in algebra, as in "solve for x."