How to pronounce "postmultiply" in English
pos·tmul·ti·ply
Hear native speakers say postmultiply in context across real video clips
It's just a matrix. And for any matrix, I mean any matrix that I can premultiply-- that I can postmultiply with epsilon. that I can postmultiply with epsilon.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “postmultiply”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
pos
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
tmul
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ply
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "postmultiply" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "postmultiply is" sounds like "postmultiply-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "postmultiply" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And for any matrix, I mean any matrix that I can premultiply-- that I can postmultiply with epsilon.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And then we pre- and postmultiply by this thing.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So you always pre- and postmultiply when you talk about the covariance, because if you did not, it would be a vector and not a scalar,”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“But this thing is, what happens if I take a matrix, I premultiply it by this vector ej, and I postmultiply it by this vector ej?”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And then I premultiply by the gradient and postmultiply by the gradient.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “postmultiply”
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And for any matrix, I mean any matrix that I can premultiply-- that I can postmultiply with epsilon.
Hear it in context: “postmultiply”
5 clipsThe English word “postmultiply”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (pos · tmul · ti · ply). Grammatically, “postmultiply” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 5 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “postmultiply” in natural connected speech across American (US: 5 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @40:42
“It's just a matrix. And for any matrix, I mean any matrix that I can premultiply-- that I can postmultiply with epsilon. that I can postmultiply with epsilon.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @54:24
“taking its inverse, which, in this framework, was called-- Fisher. Fisher information. And then we pre- and postmultiply by this thing. Fisher information.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @16:59
“From this rule? So you always pre- and postmultiply when you talk about the covariance, because if you did not, it would be a vector and not a scalar, and postmultiply when you talk about the covariance,”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @15:54
“let me pull out the sigma squared here. But this thing is, what happens if I take a matrix, I premultiply it by this vector ej, and I postmultiply it by this vector ej? I premultiply it by this vector ej,”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @76:26
“so that's my sigma squared, think of sigma squared. And then I premultiply by the gradient and postmultiply by the gradient. by the gradient.”
Definition & Meaning: “postmultiply”
- To multiply (the elements of a vector or matrix) by a following factor
Example Sentences (2)
- “And for any matrix, I mean any matrix that I can premultiply-- that I can postmultiply with epsilon.”
- “Fisher. Fisher information. And then we pre- and postmultiply by this thing.”
Pronounce: “postmultiply”
- Syllables:
- pos · tmul · ti · ply
- Hear it in context
- postmultiply
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"postmultiply" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "postmultiply" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about postmultiply
How many syllables are in “postmultiply”?
“postmultiply” has 4 syllables: pos · tmul · ti · ply.
What does “postmultiply” mean?
To multiply (the elements of a vector or matrix) by a following factor
How can I hear “postmultiply” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “postmultiply”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).