Szoroztatás

Szoroztatás is the Hungarian word for multiplication. It is a fundamental arithmetic operation, representing repeated addition. For instance, three multiplied by four (written as 3 x 4 or 3 * 4) means adding three to itself four times, which results in 12. The numbers involved in a multiplication are called factors, and the result is called the product.

Multiplication is commutative, meaning the order of the factors does not change the product (a x b = b x a). It is also associative, so when multiplying three or more numbers, the grouping of the factors does not affect the outcome ((a x b) x c = a x (b x c)). The identity element for multiplication is one, as any number multiplied by one remains unchanged (a x 1 = a).

The concept of multiplication extends beyond simple integers to rational numbers, real numbers, and even complex numbers. It is a core operation in algebra, calculus, and many other branches of mathematics. In computer science, multiplication is often a basic instruction that processors perform efficiently. The symbol for multiplication can vary, with 'x', '*', or a dot (·) being commonly used.