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Generation vs Multiplication - What's the difference?

generation | multiplication |

As nouns the difference between generation and multiplication

is that generation is generation (act of generating) while multiplication is (uncountable|mathematics) the process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects
  • (countable) A calculation involving multiplication.
    • The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.

    Derived terms

    * cross-multiplication * multiplication sign * multiplication table * scalar multiplication

    Related terms

    * multi- * multiplicand * multiplicative * multiplicity * multiply

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend English words suffixed with -tion ----