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multiple

[ muhl-tuh-puhl ]

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.


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

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

multiple

/ mŭltə-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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Derived Forms

  • ˈmultiply, adverb
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Other Words From

  • non·multi·ple adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple1

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

Origin of multiple1

C17: via French from Late Latin multiplus, from Latin multiplex
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Example Sentences

There are multiple ways you can use TikTok to promote your business.

Since they are a single piece, Apple had to make them in multiple sizes—12 different sizes to be exact—to fit different-size wrists.

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Operation Warp Speed has been working for months on multiple distribution scenarios.

Several of its components looked like screaming buys, with Apple featuring a price-to-earnings multiple of 13, and Microsoft at 17, Gilead at 10, and Intel at 13.

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Imagine a similar program on Venus, with multiple missions running at the same time.

But his motives for shooting John Paul II have remained a mystery shrouded in multiple conspiracy theories.

There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.

We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.

The first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.

Good intelligence comes when multiple sources and types (human, technical, open) of information are pulled together.

When a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.

Her hull of silver was striped with a broad red band; her multiple helicopters were dazzling flashes in the sunlight.

Hence many multiple-span bridges such as the Hawkesbury, Benares and Chittravatti bridges have been built with independent spans.

Any changes or deletions that span multiple paragraphs are shown separately for each paragraph.

Each single payment must amount to at least 50 kreutzers or a multiple of 50 kreutzers.

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