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

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. See multiple store
   short for multiple store

multiple

/ 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.

Derived Forms

• ˈmultiply, adverb

Other Words From

• non·multi·ple adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Search Engine Watch

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.

From Fortune

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Fortune

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

From MIT Technology Review

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• different
• numerous
• various