multiplico

Latin verb

Last edited: 2024-11-11
Primary meaning to multiply
Literal translation to multiply
Variants
multiplico
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to multiply mathematical operation, arithmetical operation

atque hunc numerum revocabis in ipsum multiplicans decies, adiectis insuper eidem quinque tamen summis

‘and [you must] repeatedly heap this number on itself by multiplying it ten times, adding to the amount, however, a further five times’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.486 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 200-201


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). multiplico (Lemma #2382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). multiplico (Lemma #2382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). multiplico (Lemma #2382). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) multiplico (Lemma #2382), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2382,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {multiplico ({Lemma} #2382)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2382/},
}