multiple

[ muhl-tuh-puhl ]
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adjective
  1. consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.

  2. Electricity.

    • (of circuits) arranged in parallel.

    • (of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.

  1. Botany. (of a fruit) collective.

noun
  1. Mathematics. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder: 12 is a multiple of 3.

  2. Electricity. a group of terminals arranged to make a circuit or group of circuits accessible at a number of points at any one of which connection can be made.

Origin of multiple

1
First recorded in 1570–80; from French, from Late Latin multiplus “manifold”; see multi-

Other words from multiple

  • non·mul·ti·ple, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for multiple

multiple

/ (ˈmʌltɪpəl) /


adjective
  1. having or involving more than one part, individual, etc: he had multiple injuries

  2. electronics, US and Canadian (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel

noun
  1. the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one: 6 is a multiple of 2

  2. telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made

  1. short for multiple store

Origin of multiple

1
C17: via French from Late Latin multiplus, from Latin multiplex

Derived forms of multiple

  • multiply, adverb

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Scientific definitions for multiple

multiple

[ mŭltə-pəl ]


  1. A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder. For example, 4, 10, and 32 are multiples of 2.

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