[Boogieman]

That’s not the mathematical definition, that’s a a literary definition, for example: “be fruitful and multiply”.

[Bob434]

{{That’s not the mathematical definition,]]

Huh?

“What is to multiply?
In math, to multiply means to add equal groups.
When we multiply, the number of things in the group increases. “

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/multiplication/multiply

“What exactly is multiplication?

In math, to multiply means to add equal groups. When we multiply, the number of things in the group increases.”

“What does multiplication mean in math?

: the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times : the act or process of multiplying numbers. : an increase in the number or amount of something.”

https://ameliadanver.com/does-product-mean-multiply-or-add/#:~:text=In%20math%2C%20to%20multiply%20means%20to%20add%20equal,the%20product%20are%20parts%20of%20a%20multiplication%20problem.