multiplication

Japanese: multiplication
multiplication

...the maintenance of a species by leaving offspring. In both Japanese and English, the distinction between "reproduction" and "multiplication (or proliferation, propagation)" is unclear, and they are often used interchangeably, so a conceptual clarification is necessary. In order for a species to be maintained, one generation must give rise to the next generation, and the next generation must give rise to the next generation.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "multiplication" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生物が後継ぎを残して種族を維持すること。日本語でも英語でも〈生殖reproduction〉や〈増殖multiplication(またはproliferation,propagation)〉との区別があいまいで,しばしば混用されるが,概念上の整理が必要であろう。種族が維持されるためには,一つの世代が次の世代を,次の世代はさらに次の世代を生じなければならない。…

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