multiplicamos

Multiplicamos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the verb multiplicar in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning “we multiply.” It is used to express that the speaker and others perform multiplication, as in “Multiplicamos dos números” in Spanish or “Nós multiplicamos dois números” in Portuguese.

Etymology: The verb derives from Latin multiplicare, formed from multi- meaning “many” and plicare meaning “to fold” or “to interweave.” The root gives rise to related mathematical terms such as multiplication, multiplicand, and product.

Mathematical use: Multiplication is a binary operation that combines two numbers to produce a product. It is commutative (a × b = b × a) and associative (a × (b × c) = (a × b) × c). It has the identity element 1 (a × 1 = a) and the zero property (a × 0 = 0). In notation, the operation is written with symbols such as × or ·, or by juxtaposition in some contexts.

Language and education: As a verb form, multiplicamos appears in mathematics problems and instructional texts to illustrate conjugation and the action of multiplying. In both Spanish and Portuguese, it is a regular present tense form, reflecting common patterns for -ar verbs in Spanish and -ar verbs in Portuguese conjugation.

Historical and cultural context: Multiplication is a fundamental arithmetic operation with ancient origins, appearing in various mathematical traditions. The verb form multiplicamos serves primarily as a grammatical tool in everyday language to express collective action in multiplication tasks.