multiple
See also: múltiple
English
Etymology
From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/
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Adjective
multiple (not comparable)
- More than one (followed by plural).
- 2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist:
- Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. […] A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. Developed as a tool to electronically combine the sharpest bits of multiple digital images, focus stacking is a boon to biologists seeking full focus on a micron scale.
- My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
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- Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
- Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.
- It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.
- Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites.
- 2012, Dino Esposito, Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise
- Now, let's briefly explore two different approaches for creating sites for a multiple audience: multiserving and responsive design.
Synonyms
- (more than one): manifold, many, morefold, several; see also Thesaurus:manifold
- plural
Antonyms
- (many): paucal (rare)
Derived terms
- Law of multiple proportion (Law of Dalton)
- multiple algebra
- multiple-aspect
- multiple conjugation
- multiple exposure
- multiple fruits
- multiple orgasm
- multiple star
Related terms
- multi-
- multiplicity
- multiplier
- multiply
Translations
having more than one element, part, component or function
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Noun
multiple (plural multiples)
- (mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.
- 14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7
- (finance) Price-earnings ratio.
- One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
- 1996, Southeastern College Art Conference Review
- One might view this attempt to ensure the scarcity of a multiple as both a marketing ploy and form of elitism.
- 1996, Southeastern College Art Conference Review
- A single individual who has multiple personalities.
- 2010, Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar
- I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!
- 2000, Henk Driessen, Ton Otto, Perplexities of identification (page 115)
- Non-abused multiples have no need of doctors, and they have carved out a foothold of their own from where they speak confidently about their utopian vision of a multiple world.
- 2010, Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar
- One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
- A chain store.
- 1979, Management Today (page 96)
- The big advantage such multiples can offer over a purely catalogue operation is that winners can be given shopping vouchers enabling them to choose from goods on display in the multiples' many outlets (Woolworths, for example, has 1,000).
- 1979, Management Today (page 96)
- A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
- 2016, Thomas Söderqvist, The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography (page 99)
- Merton's argument that all scientific discoveries are multiples would seem to contradict the theory of genius […]
- 2016, Thomas Söderqvist, The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography (page 99)
- More than one piercing in a single ear.
- 1976, Jewelers' Circular/Keystone (volume 147, issues 1-6, page 40)
- First of all, the 'greenhorn' stigma of piercing has worn off. The older woman sees her daughter wearing multiples. So she's confident enough to have her ears pierced at least once.
- 1976, Jewelers' Circular/Keystone (volume 147, issues 1-6, page 40)
Derived terms
- common multiple
- least common multiple
Translations
a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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Anagrams
- pull time
French
Etymology
From Late Latin multiplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myl.tipl/
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Adjective
multiple (plural multiples)
- multiple
Derived terms
- héritage multiple
- orgasme multiple
Noun
multiple m (plural multiples)
- (mathematics) Multiple
Further reading
- “multiple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Adjective
multiple
- feminine plural of multiplo
Latin
Adjective
multiple
- vocative masculine singular of multiplus
Swedish
Adjective
multiple
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of multipel.
Anagrams
- multipel