What does multiple mean?
Definitions for multiple
ˈmʌl tə pəlmul·ti·ple
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word multiple.
Princeton's WordNet
multipleadjective
the product of a quantity by an integer
"36 is a multiple of 9"
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
multiplenoun
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.
multiplenoun
Price-earnings ratio.
multiplenoun
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
multipleadjective
Having more than one element, part, component, or function.
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
Etymology: From multiple.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Webster Dictionary
Multipleadjective
containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts
Multiplenoun
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
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.
Editors Contribution
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
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
You can capture the temperature of a point. We can do that at multiple points as well, so we can capture multiple points on the screen at the same time. The temperature range at the side of the screen gives you the minimum and maximum temperature in that scene at the time.
A lot of people think I like bugs – actually it’s the complete opposite, i’m afraid of bugs, I hate bugs. But it has multiple meanings, that’s why I put them all over my body.
Kleopatra is truly a unique body in our Solar System, science makes a lot of progress thanks to the study of weird outliers. I think Kleopatra is one of those and understanding this complex, multiple asteroid system can help us learn more about our Solar System.
He (Henderson) is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, driving under the influence and careless driving resulting in death.
That explains why we are in a situation almost like a protracted sort of situation where multiple outbreaks break at the same time, the supply system is also an issue, because Richard Mihigo need to bring in all the vaccines - being for measles, being for yellow fever or cholera - and it's not easy to manage all the logistics for all these events happening at the same time.
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- متعددArabic
- múltipleCatalan, Valencian
- násobekCzech
- flereDanish
- mehrere, VielfacheGerman
- multoblaEsperanto
- multiple, múltiploSpanish
- مضرب, چندتایی, چندگانهPersian
- moninkertainen, monikerta, usea, moniFinnish
- multipleFrench
- többszörös, többHungarian
- מרובותHebrew
- 倍数, 多重Japanese
- taureaMāori
- meerdere, veelvoudDutch
- wielokrotność, wielokrotny, wieloraki, złożonyPolish
- múltiplos, múltiploPortuguese
- multipluRomanian
- кратное число, несколько, многочисленный, кратный, много, множество, кратное, множественный, многократныйRussian
- višestrukSerbo-Croatian
- flera, multipel, flera styckenSwedish
- หลายอย่างThai
- çokluTurkish
- NhiềuVietnamese
- 多种Chinese
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