What does multiple mean?
Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple
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Princeton's WordNet
multiple(adj)
the product of a quantity by an integer
"36 is a multiple of 9"
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
multiple(Noun)
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.
multiple(Noun)
Price-earnings ratio.
multiple(Noun)
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
multiple(Adjective)
Having more than one element, part, component, or function.
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
Origin: From multiple.
Webster Dictionary
Multiple(adj)
containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts
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
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.
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
One way in, multiple ways out.
Multiple shots have been fired.
We need multiple lines of defense.
We heard multiple attacks last night.
Likely this system had multiple planets.
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- متعددArabic
- múltipleCatalan, Valencian
- násobekCzech
- flereDanish
- mehrere, VielfacheGerman
- multoblaEsperanto
- multiple, múltiploSpanish
- چندگانه, چندتایی, مضربPersian
- moninkertainen, moni, usea, monikertaFinnish
- multipleFrench
- többszörös, többHungarian
- 倍数, 多重Japanese
- taureaMāori
- meerdere, veelvoudDutch
- złożony, wielokrotny, wieloraki, wielokrotnośćPolish
- múltiplo, múltiplosPortuguese
- multipluRomanian
- много, многократный, множественный, кратное, множество, несколько, кратный, многочисленный, кратное числоRussian
- višestrukSerbo-Croatian
- flera stycken, flera, multipelSwedish
- หลายอย่างThai
- çokluTurkish
- NhiềuVietnamese
- 多种Chinese
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