List of Multiplication Vocabulary and Properties of Multiplication

There are four basic operations of Mathematics; these are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. So, multiplication is one of the elementary operations of computation in Mathematics. There are a lot of terminologies that are used in multiplication which come under multiplication vocabulary. The multiplication of two numbers (e.g. 2 2) is equivalent to adding as many copies of one of them. We are required to know the meaning of these terminologies. In this article, we will learn about the words of multiplication vocabulary and their meaning as well.

Basic terminology of multiplication

The List of Multiplication Vocabulary words

The list of multiplication vocabulary words is given below with their meanings.

Properties of Multiplication

There are some important properties that are related to multiplication which are discussed below.

1. Commutative property of multiplication

According to the commutative property of multiplication, when the order of multiplier and multiplicand are changed, the product does not change.

For example, 8 × 6 = 48 or 6 × 8 = 48

So, 8 × 6 = 6 × 8.

2. Associative property of multiplication

According to the associative property of multiplication, the product of three or more numbers does not change if we change the grouping of the numbers.

For example: (3 × 8) × 5 = 24 × 5 = 120

or, (3 × 5) × 8 = 15 × 8 = 120

or, (8 × 5) × 3 = 40 × 3 = 120

3. One property of multiplication

According to one property of multiplication, the product of a number and 1 is the number itself.

For example:

4 × 1 = 4

5 × 1 = 5

23 × 1 = 23

21× 1 = 21

4. Zero property of multiplication

According to the zero property of multiplication, the result of multiplication of any number and zero is zero.

For example:

6 × 0 = 0

0 × 34 = 0

8 × 0 = 0

80 × 0 = 0

5. Distributive property of multiplication

According to the distributive property of multiplication, the product of a number and the sum of two numbers is always the same as the sum of the product of the numbers.

For example:

6 × (3 + 8) = 6 × 11 = 66

6 × 3 + 6 × 8 = 66

So, 6 × (3 + 8) = 6 × 3 + 6 × 8 = 66

In the same way, the product of a number and the difference of two numbers is also always the same as the difference of the product of the numbers.

For example:

3 × (6 − 5) = 3

3 × 6 − 3 × 5 = 18 − 15 = 3

So, 3 × (6 − 5) = 3 × 6 − 3 × 5 = 3

Conclusion

In the above article, all the words related to multiplication are described and the properties of multiplication are explained with examples. This article will help students to develop a strong concept of multiplication.