Algorithm and Multiplication

noun

• A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.
  • synonyms: algorithmic rule, algorithmic program

• (n.) The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.
• (n.) The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.

Algorithm is a complex mathematical model. In credit scoring, it is used to compare data in millions of credit reports and predict a person's likelihood to repay debts.

noun

• The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production.
  • synonyms: generation, propagation
• A multiplicative increase.
  • usage: "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth"
• An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed.
  • usage: "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
  • synonyms: times

• (n.) The act or process of multiplying or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.
• (n.) The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists.
• (n.) An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.
• (n.) The process of repeating or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the reverse of division.