Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book VII/15 - Multiply
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Definition
In the words of Euclid:
- A number is said to multiply a number when that which is multiplied is added to itself as many times as there are units in the other, and thus some number is produced.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Definition $15$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Definitions