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multiplicera

Multiplicera is a Swedish verb meaning to multiply. It denotes the arithmetic operation that combines two numbers to yield a product. The phrase "multiplicera två tal" is used in instruction, for example: "Multiplicera 3 med 4" (multiplying 3 by 4). The corresponding noun is multiplikation, and the adjective form is multiplicativ. In everyday language, "ggr" (för gånger) is a common shorthand, as in "tre ggr fyra är tolv".

The word multiplicera comes from Latin multiplicare, meaning to make many or to multiply. It entered Swedish

In mathematics, multiplication is a binary operation on numbers, variables, and matrices, yielding the product of

Related concepts in Swedish include multiplikation (the operation in general) and multiplikationstabell (multiplication table).

through
Latin-based
mathematical
terminology
common
in
Europe;
cognates
include
English
multiply,
French
multiplier,
and
Spanish
multiplicar.
operands.
Notation
uses
the
multiplication
sign
×
in
print
and
the
asterisk
*
in
many
programming
languages.
The
operation
is
one
of
the
four
basic
arithmetic
operations
and
underpins
algebra,
geometry,
and
many
scientific
calculations.