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MULTIPLICATION [3 records]

Record 1 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

Arithmetic operation in which additions of a number are repeated a specified number of times to obtain a product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Opération mathématique par laquelle on obtient un nombre [produit] à partir de deux nombres, [multiplicande et multiplicateur].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Una de las cuatro operaciones fundamentales de la aritmética, inversa de la división, consistente en hallar el producto que resulta de tomar una cantidad llamada multiplicando tantas veces como unidades cuenta otra cantidad llamada multiplicador.

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Record 2 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
CONT

Multiplication is aimed at the rapid production of an adequate supply of seed of good quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

La multiplication assure la production rapide d'une quantité adéquate de semences de qualité.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
CONT

La multiplication, découverte progressivement par les sismiciens, améliore les films en tant que filtrage en nombre d'onde, puisqu'elle consiste à additionner des signaux provenant de trajectoires différentes.

Spanish

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