propagation vs multiplication

propagation and multiplication both are nouns.

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

As nouns, propagation and multiplication are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of propagation include generation.

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