1. generation, multiplication, propagation

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

• generation
• propagation

2. multiplication

a multiplicative increase

Example Sentences:
'repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors'
'this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth'

3. multiplication, times

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

Example Sentences:
'the multiplication of four by three gives twelve'
'four times three equals twelve'

• times