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How to spell multiplication

Multiplication is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

What it means: A math process of combining equal groups to find a total.

In a sentence: Multiplication helps us find the total number of apples in many baskets. ▶

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Same family: multiple, multiplying, multiplier, multiplicative, multiplication table. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Multiplication” comes from Latin roots: *multi-* meaning “many” and *plicare* meaning “to fold.” So the original idea was like “many-fold,” which is close to how multiplication makes numbers grow many times larger.

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