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Multiply vs Disseminate - What's the difference?

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Multiply is a related term of disseminate.


In lang=en terms the difference between multiply and disseminate

is that multiply is to breed or propagate while disseminate is to become scattered.

As verbs the difference between multiply and disseminate

is that multiply is to increase the amount, degree or number of (something) while disseminate is to sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation, such as seed.

As a noun multiply

is (computer science) an act or instance of multiplying.

As an adverb multiply

is in many or multiple ways.

multiply

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) multiplier, from (etyl) . The noun presumably derives from the verb.

Verb

  • To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
  • * Ames
    • Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
  • (arithmetic) To perform multiplication on (a number).
  • To grow in number.
  • To breed or propagate.
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  • (arithmetic) To perform multiplication.
  • (rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
  • * 1983 , Graham Flegg, Numbers , 2002 edition, ISBN 0486421651, page 154 [http://books.google.com/books?id=C0Wcb9c6c18C&pg=PA154&dq=multiplies]:
    • This follows a similar process, counters having to be removed and replaced at each stage of the remaining part of the calculation except the final one, where 2 multiplies 3 to give 6.
  • * 1993 , Edward T. Dowling, (w, Schaum's Outline) of Theory and Problems of Mathematical Methods for Business and Economics , ISBN 0070176744, page 14 [http://books.google.com/books?id=8PaQk7LodfoC&pg=PA14&dq=multiplies]:
    • Of all the possible combinations of factors above, only (2\cdot4)+(3\cdot5)=23. Carefully arranging the factors, therefore, to ensure that 2 multiplies' 4 and 3 ' multiplies 5, we have
  • *:: 6x^2+23x+20=(2x+5)(3x+4)
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Related terms
    * demultiply * multiplicand * multiplier * remultiplication

    Noun

    (multiplies)
  • (computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.

    • Etymology 2

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    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In many or multiple ways.
    • English heteronyms

    disseminate

    English

    Verb

    (disseminat)
  • To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation, such as seed
  • To become scattered.
    • The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world.

    Synonyms

    * spread * circulate * propagate

    Coordinate terms

    * promulgate

    Derived terms

    * dissemination

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