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Definition of multiple
1 : consisting of, including, or involving more than one multiple births multiple choices
2 : many, manifold multiple achievements He sufferred multiple injuries in the accident.
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 2terminal 3) which make a circuit available at a number of points
6 : formed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries (see ovary 2) of several flowers a multiple fruit
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Examples of multiple in a Sentence
She made multiple copies of the report.
a person of multiple achievements
He suffered multiple injuries in the accident.
Recent Examples of multiple from the Web
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Over decades, the Pentagon drafted and refined multiple war plans for North Korea.
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According to archeologists, the Old City had three gates and multiple defensive layers, including a wide moat, an outer wall and another inner one.
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And as Trump’s first major project, the Grand Hyatt, was set to open, he was already involved in multiple controversies.
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The music has been traced back centuries to England; the lyrics, in their many incarnations, are attributed to multiple sources.
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Two Super Bowls, a World Series, an All-Star Game, multiple national and regional NFL games, bowl games and who knows what else, the steal of a lifetime.
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The Queen also has private collections of valuable art, furniture and jewelry, which Forbes estimates at $110 million, and multiple racehorse stud farms.
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Griffin has since apologized for the imagery, and has been fired from multiple jobs as a result of the photo.
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Per Bloomberg: Collins suffered a paper loss of A$22 million ($16.7 million) after Innate Immunotherapeutics Ltd. said a mid-stage trial of its experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis showed no effect in helping patients.
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Origin and Etymology of multiple
French, from Latin multiplex, from multi- + -plex -fold — more at -fold
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
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Definition of multiple
1a : the product of a quantity by an integer 35 is a multiple of 7b : something in units of more than one or two
2 : parallel 4b
3 chiefly British : chain store
Examples of multiple in a Sentence
35 is a multiple of 7.
12 is a multiple of 6.
Recent Examples of multiple from the Web
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This past season, while recovering from another back injury, Romo lost his starting job to rookie and fourth-round pick Dak Prescott, who shattered multiple records while helping Dallas to a 13-3 record and No. 1 seed in the NFC.
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Origin and Etymology of multiple
see 1multiple
MULTIPLE Defined for English Language Learners
multiple
playDefinition of multiple for English Language Learners
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: more than one
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: shared by many people
multiple
Definition of multiple for English Language Learners
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mathematics : a number that can be produced by multiplying a smaller number
MULTIPLE Defined for Kids
Definition of multiple for Students
: being or consisting of more than one We need multiple copies.
Definition of multiple for Students
: the number found by multiplying one number by another 35 is a multiple of 7.
Medical Dictionary
multiple
playMedical Definition of multiple
1: consisting of, including, or involving more than one multiple births
2: affecting many parts of the body at once
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