Topic-Related Verbs - Verbs Related to Mathematics

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to mathematics such as "multiply", "factor", and "deduct".

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to multiply

[Verb]

(mathematics) to add a number to itself a certain number of times

Ex: In the expression 3 × 7 , multiply 3 by 7 to get the answer .

to add

[Verb]

(mathematics) to put numbers or amounts together and find the total

Ex: She quickly learned how add, subtract , multiply , and divide .

to double

[Verb]

to increase something by two times its original amount or value

Ex: When double the quantity of ingredients in a recipe , you make twice as much food .

to triple

[Verb]

to increase the quantity of something threefold

Ex: tripled her savings by investing wisely .

to quadruple

[Verb]

to multiply an amount or number by four

Ex: Quadrupling the dose of medicine may lead to harmful side effects .

to divide

[Verb]

(mathematics) to calculate how many times a number contains another number

Ex: Dividing a number by itself equals 1 .

to subtract

[Verb]

(mathematics) to take a number from another number and find out the difference

Ex: subtracted the cost of shipping from the total amount .

to average

[Verb]

to find the sum of a set of numbers and then divide by the total number of values in the set

Ex: averaged the survey results to gauge public opinion on the proposed policy changes .

to factor

[Verb]

to break down a number or expression into smaller parts that multiply together to produce the original number or expression

Ex: Factoring 12 means finding numbers that multiply to give 12 , like 2 and 6 .

to cube

[Verb]

to multiply a value or number by itself two times

Ex: Cubing helps determine the volume of cubic shapes and solve certain mathematical problems .

to deduct

[Verb]

to subtract or take away an amount or part from a total

Ex: The store deduct the returned item 's value from the customer 's refund .

to square

[Verb]

to multiply a value or number by itself

Ex: In mathematics , squaring a number is denoted by putting a small 2 exponent next to it , like 3 ^ 2 for squared.

to sum

[Verb]

to calculate the total of two or more numbers or quantities by adding them together

Ex: In financial accounting, you sum the expenses and revenues to calculate the net income.

to total

[Verb]

to add up numbers or quantities to find the overall amount

Ex: total the scores from each round of the competition to determine the overall winner .

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