Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. multiple(adj)

   the product of a quantity by an integer

   "36 is a multiple of 9"

2. multiple(adj)

   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(2.30 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. multiple(Noun)

   A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.

   Etymology: From multiple.

2. multiple(Noun)

   Price-earnings ratio.

   Etymology: From multiple.

3. multiple(Noun)

   One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.

   Etymology: From multiple.

4. multiple(Adjective)

   Having more than one element, part, component, or function.

   My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.

   Etymology: From multiple.

Webster Dictionary(3.45 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Multiple(adj)

   containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts

   Etymology: [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.]

2. Multiple(noun)

   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(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'multiple' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4111

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'multiple' in Adjectives Frequency: #552

How to pronounce multiple?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say multiple in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of multiple in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of multiple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of multiple in a Sentence

1. Hanna Stevens:

   Since the study is based on electronic medical records and diagnoses noted in these records, I think the rates in the study reflect multiple factors, including the increasing awareness of clinicians about ADHD in adulthood and the increasing awareness of patients about ADHD in adulthood, a trend we have seen in other research studies is that there is an increase in people seeking psychiatric care generally, which may also reflect a positive trend in reduced stigma to talking [ about ] psychiatric symptoms and seeking appropriate help for them.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   I'm cautiously optimistic that with the multiple candidates we have with different platforms, that we are going to have a vaccine that will make it deployable.

3. Jeh Johnson:

   During that 72 hour period, when you have something that is a multiple -- like four times of what youre accustomed to in the existing infrastructure, youve got to find places quickly to put kids.

4. Katie Williams:

   By making it simple for developers to increase their reach across multiple app stores, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi stand to attract more developers and, ultimately, more apps.

5. Tom Arnold:

   She has had mental illness. When we were married she dealt openly and honestly, our whole family did with multiple personality disorder. She supported me through rehab, she had the multiple personality disorder, she was honest and courageous about that. I don’t know exactly what’s going on. I know there is mental illness issues.

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