Definition of multiple
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: consisting of, including, or involving more than one
multiple births multiple choices
3
: shared by many
multiple ownership
4
: having numerous aspects or functions : various
life is very multiple; full of movements, facts, and news— John Galsworthy
5
: being a group of terminals (see terminal entry 2 sense 3) which make a circuit available at a number of points
6
: formed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries (see ovary sense 2) of several flowers
a multiple fruit
multiple
nounDefinition of multiple (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: the product of a quantity by an integer
35 is a multiple of 7
b
: something in units of more than one or two
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The first known use of multiple was in 1647
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