to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

What does Proliferation mean?

1 : to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring. 2 : to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply. transitive verb.

What are examples of proliferation?

Proliferation is a rapid increase in numbers or rapid growth. When a country is quickly building up more weapons including nuclear weapons, this is an example of nuclear proliferation. If you start out with one rabbit and within a month you end up with five, this is an example of proliferation of rabbits.