multiple
consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold.
Electricity.
(of circuits) arranged in parallel.
(of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made.
Botany. (of a fruit) collective.
Mathematics. a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder: 12 is a multiple of 3.
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
1Other words from multiple
- non·mul·ti·ple, adjective, noun
Words Nearby multiple
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How to use multiple in a sentence
There are multiple ways you can use TikTok to promote your business.
What you must know about TikTok for business | Connie Benton | September 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchSince they are a single piece, Apple had to make them in multiple sizes—12 different sizes to be exact—to fit different-size wrists.
Apple Watch Series 6 first impressions: A stretchy addition looks great | Aaron Pressman | September 17, 2020 | FortuneOperation Warp Speed has been working for months on multiple distribution scenarios.
Top health official says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine | Lena H. Sun | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostSeveral of its components looked like screaming buys, with Apple featuring a price-to-earnings multiple of 13, and Microsoft at 17, Gilead at 10, and Intel at 13.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us | Shawn Tully | September 16, 2020 | FortuneImagine a similar program on Venus, with multiple missions running at the same time.
We need to go to Venus as soon as possible | Neel Patel | September 16, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
But his motives for shooting John Paul II have remained a mystery shrouded in multiple conspiracy theories.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.
Good intelligence comes when multiple sources and types (human, technical, open) of information are pulled together.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? | Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHer hull of silver was striped with a broad red band; her multiple helicopters were dazzling flashes in the sunlight.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousHence many multiple-span bridges such as the Hawkesbury, Benares and Chittravatti bridges have been built with independent spans.
Any changes or deletions that span multiple paragraphs are shown separately for each paragraph.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela | Samuel RichardsonEach single payment must amount to at least 50 kreutzers or a multiple of 50 kreutzers.
British Dictionary definitions for multiple
/ (ˈmʌltɪpəl) /
having or involving more than one part, individual, etc: he had multiple injuries
electronics, US and Canadian (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel
the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one: 6 is a multiple of 2
telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made
short for multiple store
Origin of multiple
1Derived forms of multiple
- multiply, adverb
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Scientific definitions for multiple
[ mŭl′tə-pəl ]
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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