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Because you can obtain the same results by adding the number the amount of times of the other number.

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Q: Why is multiplication called repeated addition?
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What is called repeated addition?

It is a special case of multiplication by a positive integer.


What is multiplication process?

multiplication is repeated addition


How do you to teach multiplication?

Multiplication is repeated addition.


What is a multiplication form?

a multiplication form is repeated addition


In what ways are addition and multiplication alike?

Multiplication by an integer is the same as repeated addition.


What does repeated mean in math?

Division. Multiplication is repeated addition.


What is the difference between the inverse of addition and the inverse of multiplication?

the inverse of addition is subtraction and the inverse of multiplication is division. Of course, multiplication is just repeated addition so division is just repeated subtraction!


What is a another name for multiplication?

Repeated addition


What is the process of finding the product of two numbers called?

Multiplying. Yes, multiplication.


What is the antonym for multiplication?

multiplication is the process of repeated addition, thus division would be the "anytonym" because it is repeated subtraction


How is addition and subtraction different from multiplication and division?

For the specific case of whole numbers, you can consider multiplication to be repeated addition; and division to be repeated subtraction (see how often you can subtract something).


What is the principle of taking a quantity and repeating it a number of times?

That depends how you "repeat". For example, if you do repeated addition, it is called multiplication.