multiply

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An operation which combines two numbers to give a third number, known as the product.

For example, 12 × 3 = 36.

We can also describe multiplication as adding a number to itself a specific number of times. This is also called repeated addition.

For example:

   12 × 3
= 12 + 12 + 12
= 36

Multiply is the inverse operation of divide.