multiplication vs times

multiplication and times both are nouns.

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

As nouns, multiplication and times are synonyms defined as:

multiplication and times: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

multiplication (noun)	times (noun)
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed	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	a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
a multiplicative increase