multiple

American  

[muhl-tuh-puhl] / ˈmʌl tə pəl /

adjective

1. consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.

2. Electricity.

   1. (of circuits) arranged in parallel.

   2. (of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.

3. Botany. (of a fruit) collective.

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noun

1. Mathematics. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder.

   12 is a multiple of 3.

2. Electricity. a group of terminals arranged to make a circuit or group of circuits accessible at a number of points at any one of which connection can be made.

multiple British  

/ ˈmʌltɪpəl /

adjective

1. having or involving more than one part, individual, etc

   he had multiple injuries

2. electronics (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel

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noun

1. the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one

   6 is a multiple of 2

2. telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made

3. short for multiple store

multiple Scientific  

/ mŭl′tə-pəl /

1. A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder. For example, 4, 10, and 32 are multiples of 2.

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Other Word Forms

• multiply adverb
• nonmultiple adjective

Etymology

Origin of multiple

First recorded in 1570–80; from French, from Late Latin multiplus “manifold”; multi-

Example Sentences

Some 60 percent of Ugandans still live on $3 or less, however, with critics accusing the government of multiple, massive corruption scandals that have sapped growth.

From Barron's

Angelica Feurdean, the study's lead author and a senior researcher at Goethe University in Germany, said the team combined multiple scientific methods to rebuild a long-term record of wildfire activity.

From Science Daily

We were in touch almost every day for months, sometimes multiple times a day.

From Salon

However, BBC Persian has confirmed through multiple sources in Iran that the kits are used by many people wanting to communicate without censorship.

From BBC

Lau also said he’s expecting multiple opinions in this case, with potentially “a very bare majority opinion with some justices only joining some parts of the majority.”

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• different
• numerous
• various