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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUL'TIPLE, a. [L. multiplex; multus, many, and plico, to fold.]
Containing many times.
MUL'TIPLE, n. In arithmetic, a common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a certain number of times exactly; thus 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. But the least common multiple, is the least number which will do this; thus 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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" [ant: single] n
1: the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at -fold Date: 1647 1. consisting of, including, or involving more than one <multiple births> 2. many, manifold <multiple achievements> 3. shared by many <multiple ownership> 4. having numerous aspects or functions ; various 5. being a group of terminals which make a circuit available at a number of points 6. formed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries of several flowers <a multiple fruit> II. noun Date: 1660 1. a. the product of a quantity by an integer <35 is a multiple of 7> b. something in units of more than one or two 2. parallel 4b 3. chiefly British chain store

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 having several or many parts, elements, or individual components. 2 (foll. by pl. noun) many and various. 3 Bot. (of fruit) collective. --n. 1 a number that may be divided by another a certain number of times without a remainder (56 is a multiple of 7). 2 a multiple shop or store. Phrases and idioms: least (or lowest) common multiple the least quantity that is a multiple of two or more given quantities. multiple-choice (of a question in an examination) accompanied by several possible answers from which the correct one has to be chosen. multiple personality Psychol. the apparent existence of two or more distinct personalities in one individual. multiple sclerosis see SCLEROSIS. multiple shop (or store) Brit. a shop or store with branches in several places. multiple standard see STANDARD. multiple star several stars so close as to seem one, esp. when forming a connected system. Derivatives: multiply adv. Etymology: F f. LL multiplus f. L (as MULTIPLEX)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Multiple Mul"ti*ple, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. Law of multiple proportion (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions FeO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the Law of Dalton, from its discoverer. Multiple algebra, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. Multiple conjugation (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[oe]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. Multiple fruits. (Bot.) See Collective fruit, under Collective. Multiple star (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Multiple Mul"ti*ple, n. (Math.) A quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder. Note: A common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. The least common multiple is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Parallel Par"al*lel, n. (Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also multiple. Opposed to series. Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in parallel or in multiple.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(multiples) 1. You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses. He died of multiple injuries... The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number. Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six. N-COUNT: N of n 3. A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches in different towns. (BRIT) It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples. N-COUNT

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