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multiply

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This word evokes a sense of exponential growth rather than simple addition. It suggests a geometric explosion of quantity, often associated with biological reproduction or financial accumulation, where the growth feeds back into itself to accelerate the process. In a mathematical context, it is a precise operation of scaling. In a social or environmental context, it often carries a slightly overwhelming or uncontrollable connotation, such as when pests or rumors multiply, implying a speed that is difficult to manage or stop.

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To increase the number of something by a specific factor.

"The investment will multiply your initial capital."

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To calculate the product of two or more numbers.

"Multiply five by ten to get fifty."

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To increase rapidly in number or quantity.

"The rabbits began to multiply quickly in the garden."

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