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multiple
[ muhl-tuh-puhl ]
adjective
- consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
- Electricity.
- (of circuits) arranged in parallel.
- (of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.
- Botany. (of a fruit) collective.
noun
- Mathematics. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder:
12 is a multiple of 3.
- 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
- having or involving more than one part, individual, etc
he had multiple injuries
- electronics (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel
noun
- the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one
6 is a multiple of 2
- telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made
- short for multiple store
multiple
/ mŭl′tə-pəl /
- 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·multi·ple adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of multiple1
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Example Sentences
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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