What does MULTIPLE mean?
Definitions for MULTIPLE
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple
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Princeton's WordNet
multipleadjective
the product of a quantity by an integer
"36 is a multiple of 9"
multipleadjective
having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
"multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
Wiktionary
multiplenoun
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.
multiplenoun
Price-earnings ratio.
multiplenoun
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
multipleadjective
Having more than one element, part, component, or function.
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
Etymology: From multiple.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Multipleadjective
A term in arithmetick, when one number contains another several times: as, nine is the multiple of three, containing it three times.
Etymology: multiplex, Latin.
ChatGPT
multiple
Multiple refers to the condition of consisting of, including, or involving more than one. It can also refer in mathematics to a number that can be divided by another number without any remainder. Additionally, "multiple" is used in finance to represent the price to earnings ratio. It generally indicates a quantity, amount, or degree that is more than one or greater than single.
Webster Dictionary
Multipleadjective
containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts
Multiplenoun
a quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder
Etymology: [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Multiple
mul′ti-pl, adj. having many folds or parts: repeated many times.—n. a number or quantity which contains another an exact number of times.—n. Mul′tiplepoinding (Scots law), a process by which a person who has funds claimed by more than one, in order not to have to pay more than once, brings them all into court that one of them may establish his right.—Common multiple, a number or quantity that can be divided by each of several others without a remainder; Least common multiple, the smallest number that forms a common multiple. [L. multiplex—multus, many, plicāre, to fold.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Multiple
A term expressing connection of electric apparatus such as battery couples, or lamps in parallel with each other. In the ordinary incandescent lamp circuits the lamps are connected in multiple. Synonym--Multiple Arc.
Editors Contribution
multiple
A known quantity.
Multiple amounts of people are getting married this year, the hotel has many weddings in preparation.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'MULTIPLE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4111
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'MULTIPLE' in Adjectives Frequency: #552
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of MULTIPLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of MULTIPLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of MULTIPLE in a Sentence
The report showed there were failures to make good decisions at multiple levels of the organization, failures to maintain command and control over Horse Patrol Units, lack of appropriate policies and training, and the overall chaotic nature of the situation at Del Rio at the time contributed to the incident. Several agents engaged in unprofessional or dangerous behavior, including one instance in which an agent used denigrating and offensive language.
No one claims that voter fraud never occurs. Multiple studies have examined the frequency of voting fraud, and it is extremely rare, voter impersonation fraud particular, which is what Rosemarie Hartle did when Rosemarie Hartle forged Rosemarie Hartle wife's name, is even rarer.
We've seen cases of redeployment of heavy armaments closer to the contact line ... and multiple rocket launchers, artillery being used.
In the early stages, multiple candidates that have an alternative vision to what the president has is good for our party, good for the debate, good for the upcoming debate that will be in August, so, sure, that will narrow, and it will probably narrow fairly quickly. We need to have a lot of self-evaluation as you go along, but I think more voices now that provide alternative messages and problem-solving and ideas is good for our party.
This is where we are at, we have children living through multiple mass shooting (incidents). What are we doing?
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- متعددArabic
- múltipleCatalan, Valencian
- násobekCzech
- flereDanish
- mehrere, VielfacheGerman
- multoblaEsperanto
- multiple, múltiploSpanish
- مضرب, چندتایی, چندگانهPersian
- moninkertainen, monikerta, usea, moniFinnish
- multipleFrench
- többszörös, többHungarian
- מרובותHebrew
- 倍数, 多重Japanese
- taureaMāori
- meerdere, veelvoudDutch
- wielokrotność, wielokrotny, wieloraki, złożonyPolish
- múltiplos, múltiploPortuguese
- multipluRomanian
- кратное число, несколько, многочисленный, кратный, много, множество, кратное, множественный, многократныйRussian
- višestrukSerbo-Croatian
- flera, multipel, flera styckenSwedish
- หลายอย่างThai
- çokluTurkish
- NhiềuVietnamese
- 多种Chinese
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