Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 12 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 13 votes

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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

   Manifold.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 11 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Alexander Acosta:

   Absolutely not, this is a matter that has been reviewed by Department of Justice leadership. This is a matter that has been defended by the Department of Justice over the intervening 12 years across five attorneys general and multiple administrations.

2. Hubert Nienhoff:

   Now we're bringing in multiple uses for stadiums again, like shops and conference halls, in the future they will not be outside the city but, something like the cathedrals of the Middle Ages, they will be a vital part of city life.

3. Clare Mosley:

   For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.

4. Megan Henry:

   [The doctor] started to tell me, you have multiple pulmonary embolisms in both lungs, they're sending an ambulance, they're going to come and they're going to rush you to the emergency room ... it just really took me by surprise and you know I knew it was something bad but I never imagined it would be something like that.

5. Andrew Green:

   In the circumstances where you have the CEO of a systemically important bank that fails - and is failing across multiple areas ... it seems it's pretty obvious and in the public interest that he should have been investigated in early 2009.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=multiple
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Multiple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=multiple
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=multiple
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=multiple