multiple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French multiple.

[edit] Adjective

multiple (comparative more multiple, superlative most multiple)

1. Having more than one element, part, component or function

   My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.

[edit] Synonyms

• manifold

[edit] Related terms

• multiplier
• multiplicity
• multiply

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[edit] Noun

multiple (plural multiples)

1. (mathematics): A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder; thus 14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7
2. (finance) Price-earnings ratio.
3. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.

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[edit] See also

• common multiple
• Law of multiple proportion / Law of Dalton
• least common multiple
• Multiple algebra
• Multiple conjugation
• Multiple fruits / Collective fruit
• Multiple star

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin multiplus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

multiple

1. multiple

[edit] Noun

multiple m. (plural multiples)

1. (mathematics) Multiple.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

multiple f.

1. Feminine plural form of multiplo