multiplicate

[Latin multiplicatus, pa. par. of multiplico =to multiply.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Consisting of more than one; multiple. "In this multiplicate number of the eye, the object seen is not multiplied, and appears but one." -Derham: Phy sico-Theology, bk. iv., ch. ii. 2. Bot .: The same as MULTIPLEX (2) (q. v.). mul-ti-pli-ca-tion, s . [Fr., from Lat, multipli catio the act or proce of multiplying; from mul tiplicatus , pa. par. of multiplico =to multiply; Sp. multi plica cion ; Ital. moltiplicazione .] I. Ord. Lang.: The act or proce of multiplying or increasing in number by addition or production of the same kind; the state of being multiplied. II. Technically : *1. Alchemy : An old name for the making of gold or silver by means of alchemy. 2. Arith .: A rule or proce by which the sum of a given number added to itself any number of times may be found; the operation or proce of finding the product of two quantities. The product is the result obtained by taking one of the quantities as many times as there are units in the other. The quantity to be multiplied or taken is called the multiplicand, the quantity by which it is to be multiplied is called the multiplier, and the result of the operation is called the product. Both multiplicand and multipliers are called factors of the product. Multiplication is a simple and compendious proce of addition. Thus, 5×5=25 is the same as 5+5+5+ 5+5. Simple multiplication is when the terms are abstract numbers, and compound multiplication when the multiplicand is a concrete number, as pounds, shillings, and pence, miles, yards, and feet, .