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duplication
The condition of being duplicated.
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  1. The condition of being duplicated.
  2. The formation of such a duplication.
  3. (Genetics) The occurrence of a repeated section of genetic material in a chromosome.
increase
An increasing or becoming increased
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  1. An increasing or becoming increased
  2. The amount or rate by which something is increased:
  3. The act of increasing:
reproduction
Something made by reproducing; copy, close imitation, duplication, etc.
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  1. Something made by reproducing; copy, close imitation, duplication, etc.
  2. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original:
  3. The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. &diamf3; The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. &diamf3; Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
addition
A thing or part added; increase; specif., a room or rooms added to a building
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  1. A thing or part added; increase; specif., a room or rooms added to a building
  2. (Mathematics) The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
  3. Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
repetition
The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
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  1. The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
  2. Something made by repeating, as a copy or imitation
  3. A recitation or recital, especially of prepared or memorized material.
compounding
An accumulation of compound interest.
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  1. An accumulation of compound interest.
recurrence
The act or an instance of recurring; reoccurrence, return, repetition, etc.
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  1. The act or an instance of recurring; reoccurrence, return, repetition, etc.
amplification
Matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc.
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  1. Matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc.
  2. (Physics) The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
  3. A statement with such an addition.
augmentation
The act or process of augmenting.
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  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. (Music) The presentation of a theme in notes of usually double time value.
  3. A thing that augments; addition; increase
reduplication
Something produced by reduplicating, as a word containing a reduplicated element
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  1. Something produced by reduplicating, as a word containing a reduplicated element
  2. The element added in a reduplicated word form
  3. The product or result of reduplicating.
aggrandizement
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
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  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
amplification
Matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc.
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  1. Matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc.
  2. The result of such a process.
  3. (Physics) The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
augment
(Linguistics) The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
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  1. (Linguistics) The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
  2. (Gram.) A prefixed vowel or a lengthening or diphthongization of the initial vowel to show past time in Greek and Sanskrit verbs
  3. (Obs.) An increase
augmentation
The act or process of augmenting.
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  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. (Music) The presentation of a theme in notes of usually double time value.
  3. A thing that augments; addition; increase
boost
A linear map from one reference frame to another in which each coordinate is increased or decreased by an independent constant or linear function. A boost corresponds to a shift of the entire coordinate system without any rotation of its axes.
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  1. A linear map from one reference frame to another in which each coordinate is increased or decreased by an independent constant or linear function. A boost corresponds to a shift of the entire coordinate system without any rotation of its axes.
  2. An increase:
  3. An increase in amount, power, etc.
buildup
The result of building up:
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  1. The result of building up:
  2. An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
  3. A gradual increase in amount, power, influence, etc.; expansion
enlargement
An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
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  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  2. A reproduction, as of a photograph, on a larger scale
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.
growth
Degree of increase in size, weight, power, etc.
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  1. Degree of increase in size, weight, power, etc.
  2. An increase, as in size, number, value, or strength; extension or expansion:
  3. The full extent of such increase
hike
A long walk or march.
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  1. A long walk or march.
  2. An often abrupt increase or rise:
increase
The amount or rate by which something is increased:
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  1. The amount or rate by which something is increased:
  2. Growth, enlargement, etc.
  3. The act of increasing:
jump
A condition of nervousness. Often used with the.
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  1. A condition of nervousness. Often used with the.
  2. A structure or course from which a jump is made:
  3. A sudden rise, as in prices
proliferation
(Countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
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  1. (Countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
  2. (Uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
  3. (Uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
raise
The act of raising or increasing.
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  1. The act of raising or increasing.
  2. An increase in amount
  3. An increase in salary.
rise
An origin, beginning, or source:
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  1. An origin, beginning, or source:
  2. Occasion or opportunity:
  3. (Chiefly British) An increase in salary or wages; a raise.
swell
A rise in the land; a rounded elevation.
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  1. A rise in the land; a rounded elevation.
  2. (Music) A gradual increase in volume (crescendo), usually followed by a gradual decrease (decrescendo)
  3. An increase in loudness of sound
upsurge
A surge upward
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  1. A surge upward
  2. A sudden strong rise or flow
  3. A rapid or abrupt rise:
upswing
An upward swing or trend.
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  1. An upward swing or trend.
  2. (By extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity
  3. An increase, as in movement or business activity.
upturn
An upward turn, curve, or trend
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  1. An upward turn, curve, or trend
  2. An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit
accretion
In succession law, the increase in an heir or legatee’s interest in property when a co-heir or co-legatee dies before the property vests, rejects his inheritance or legacy, fails to comply with a condition to be met before vesting, or otherwise becomes incapable of taking the property.
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  1. In succession law, the increase in an heir or legatee’s interest in property when a co-heir or co-legatee dies before the property vests, rejects his inheritance or legacy, fails to comply with a condition to be met before vesting, or otherwise becomes incapable of taking the property.
  2. (Geology) The gradual extension of land by natural forces, as in the addition of sand to a beach by ocean currents, or the extension of a floodplain through the deposition of sediments by repeated flooding.
  3. Growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
buildup
The result of building up:
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  1. The result of building up:
  2. A gradual increase in amount, power, influence, etc.; expansion
  3. An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.
development
A step or stage in growth, advancement, etc.
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  1. A step or stage in growth, advancement, etc.
  2. A developing or being developed
  3. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
enlargement
A reproduction, as of a photograph, on a larger scale
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  1. A reproduction, as of a photograph, on a larger scale
  2. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.
proliferation
(Uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
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  1. (Uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  2. (Uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
  3. (Countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
breeding
The production of offspring or young:
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  1. The production of offspring or young:
  2. Upbringing or education, especially in proper social behavior.
  3. The propagation of animals or plants:
proliferation
(Countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
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  1. (Countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
  2. (Uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  3. (Uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
propagation
The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
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  1. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination.
  2. (Physics) The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which a disturbance, such as the motion of electromagnetic or sound waves, is transmitted through a medium such as air or water.
  3. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
reproduction
The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
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  1. The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
  2. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original:
  3. The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. &diamf3; The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. &diamf3; Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
increase
The amount or rate by which something is increased:
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  1. The amount or rate by which something is increased:
  2. An increasing or becoming increased
  3. The act of increasing:
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  • (iii.) The multiplication and division of monomials is effected by means of the law of indices.

  • The operations of addition and multiplication of two given cardinal numbers can be defined by taking two classes a and 13, satisfying the conditions (1) that their cardinal numbers are respectively the given numbers, and (2) that they contain no member in common, and then by defining by reference to a and (3 two other suitable classes whose cardinal numbers are defined to be respectively the required sum and product of the cardinal numbers in question.

  • I think that there is never any alcoholic fermentation without there being at the same time organization, development and multiplication of globules, or the continued consecutive life of globules already formed."

  • The addition and multiplication of these "signed" real numbers is suitably defined, and it is proved that the usual arithmetic of such numbers follows.

  • the multiplication by 3 and the reversal of direction.

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