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multiple

mul·tiple

UK/ˈmʌltɪpəl/ US/ˈmʌltʌpʌl/ common

adjective

1.

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”

noun

1.

the product of a quantity by an integer

  • “36 is a multiple of 9”

Origin

From French multiple, itself from Late Latin multiplus.

Phrases

  • battery electric multiple unit
  • common multiple
  • diesel multiple unit
  • electric multiple unit
  • Law of multiple proportion
  • least common multiple
  • lowest common multiple
  • multiple algebra
  • multiple allelism
  • multiple bond
  • smallest common multiple

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