multiple

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English

Etymology

From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌltɪpəl/

Determiner

multiple

1. More than one (followed by plural). [from late 20th c.]

Adjective

multiple (not comparable)

1. Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
   1. (multiplicity) Of a person: displaying or experiencing two or more distinct personalities or selves in one body.

Synonyms

• (more than one): manifold, many, morefold, several; see also Thesaurus:manifold
• plural

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “many”): paucal (rare)

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Translations

Noun

multiple (plural multiples)

2. (mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

   14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7

3. (finance) Price-earnings ratio.
4. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
5. (multiplicity) A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.

   Synonym: system
6. One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
7. A chain store.
8. A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
9. More than one piercing in a single ear.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• pull time

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin multiplex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.tipl/

Adjective

multiple (plural multiples)

1. multiple

Derived terms

• héritage multiple
• orgasme multiple

Related terms

• multiplicité

Noun

multiple m (plural multiples)

1. (mathematics) multiple

Further reading

• “multiple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

multiple

1. feminine plural of multiplo

Latin

Adjective

multiple

1. vocative masculine singular of multiplus

Swedish

Adjective

multiple

1. definite natural masculine singular of multipel

Anagrams

• multipel