Meaning & use
times
Multiplied by; used to indicate that one number is being multiplied by another.
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Five times four equals twenty, a fact she memorized early in school.
The recipe calls for three times the amount of flour for a larger batch.
A note on using this word
In math, 'times' connects two numbers like a preposition, distinct from 'times' as the plural of 'time' meaning occasions.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Occasions or instances when something happens, as the plural of 'time'.
He had visited Paris three times before he finally learned French.
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