Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple

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

1. multipleadjective

   the product of a quantity by an integer

   "36 is a multiple of 9"

2. 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(2.30 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. multiplenoun

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

2. multiplenoun

   Price-earnings ratio.

3. multiplenoun

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

4. multipleadjective

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

   My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.

5. Etymology: From multiple.

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

1. Multipleadjective

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

2. Multiplenoun

   a quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder

3. 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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Sujatha Jahagirdar:

   President Obama gets an A for tackling this problem from multiple angles, but in terms of addressing the biggest problem, the troubling overuse and misuse of antibiotics on large factory farms, the administration gets an incomplete.

2. Associated Press:

   It moreover attempts to propagate the well-established lie that cross-line assistance is improving despite multiple reports from the Secretary-General stating the opposite, and it removes any mention of the Security Council-supported political process.

3. Craig Erlam:

   With Trump picking fights on multiple fronts and no sides showing any willingness to back down, we may have to get used to this risk-averse environment in the near-term.

4. Alan Tonelson:

   CFIUS needs to get much smarter and more agile, regimes like China’s nowadays can access knowhow through multiple channels both direct and indirect. CFIUS’s mandate needs to be flexible enough to cover all those currently existing and new schemes as they emerge.

5. Jason Ziegler:

   This is currently being treated as a multiple homicide investigation.

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