multiply vs propagate

multiply

verb
  • To grow in number. 

  • To perform multiplication. 

  • To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor). 

  • To breed or propagate. 

  • To increase the amount, degree or number of (something). 

  • To perform multiplication on (a number). 

adv
  • In many or multiple ways. 

noun
  • An act or instance of multiplying. 

propagate

verb
  • To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants. 

  • To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network. 

  • To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate. 

  • To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space. 

  • To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. 

  • To generate; to produce. 

  • To take effect on all relevant devices in a network. 

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