Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple

Princeton's WordNet(3.27 / 11 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(2.00 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. multiple(Noun)

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

2. multiple(Noun)

   Price-earnings ratio.

3. multiple(Noun)

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

4. multiple(Adjective)

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

   My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.

Origin: From multiple.

Webster Dictionary(3.70 / 10 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

2. Multiple(noun)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)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.

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

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. Bill Payne:

   One way in, multiple ways out.

2. Panama City:

   Multiple shots have been fired.

3. John Lopez:

   We need multiple lines of defense.

4. Bello Bina:

   We heard multiple attacks last night.

5. John Mulchaey:

   Likely this system had multiple planets.

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