Multiplication
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In its most elementary form multiplication is the repeated addition of whole numbers or integers.
- For example,
The result of a multiplication is the product. The numbers which are multiplied together are called factors.
Multiplication and addition of real numbers are the two most well-known commutative operations: They yield the same result, regardless of placement of numbers.
- For example Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 3\times 2 = 2\times 3} .
- Likewise Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 4 + 5 = 5 + 4\ }