The result of the multiplication is called the product of the unit by the number of times it is taken.
35. Diagram of Multiplication.—The process of multiplication is performed in order to obtain such results as the following:—
If 1 boy receives 7 apples,
then 3 boys receive 21 apples;
or
If 1s. is equivalent to 12d.,
then 5s. is equivalent to 60d.
The essential portions of these statements, from the arithmetical point of view, may be exhibited in the form of the diagrams A and B:—
or more briefly, as in C or C′ and D or D′:—
