multiplication vs propagation

multiplication and propagation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
multiplication	Yes	No	No	No
propagation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, multiplication and propagation are synonyms defined as:

multiplication and propagation: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Other synonyms of multiplication include generation.

multiplication (noun)	propagation (noun)
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production	the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
a multiplicative increase	the movement of a wave through a medium