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mul·ti·ple  (mlt-pl)
adj.
Having, relating to, or consisting of more than one individual, element, part, or other component; manifold.
n.
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder: 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2.

[French, from Old French, from Late Latin multiplum, a multiple : Latin multi-, multi- + Latin -plus, -fold; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

multiple
Adjective
having or involving more than one part, individual, or element
Noun
a number or polynomial which can be divided by another specified one an exact number of times: 6 is a multiple of 2 [Latin multiplus]
multiply adv

multiple  (mlt-pl)
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder. For example, 4, 10, and 32 are multiples of 2.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.multiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
mathematical product, product - a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"
double - a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
triple - a quantity that is three times as great as another
quadruple - a quantity that is four times as great as another
lcm, least common multiple, lowest common multiple - the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"
Adj.1.multiple - 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"
single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"

multiple
Translations

multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl] adjmúltiple
nmúltiplo;
(BRIT) (also: multiple store) → (cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl
multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl] adjmultiple
nmultiple m;
(Brit) (also: multiple store) → magasin m à succursales (multiples)
multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl] adj (injuries) → mehrfach;
(interests, causes) → vielfältig
nVielfache(s) nt;
multiple collision → Massenkarambolage f
multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl] adjmultiplo/a; molteplice
nmultiplo;
(BRIT) (also: multiple store) → grande magazzino che fa parte di una catena

multiple
adj multiple [ˈmaltipl]
1 having, or affecting, many parts She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window.veelvuldigeمُتَعَدِّد الإصاباتмножествоčetnýadskilligevielfachπολλαπλόςmúltiplemitmik-متعددmoninainenmultipleרַב-बहुतmnogostruksokrészű, többszörösbanyakmargþætturmultiplo複合的な여러 부분의dauginis, sudėtinisdaudzskaitlīgsberbagaisamengesteld, veelatskillige, mangfoldigewielemultiplomultipluмножественныйpočetnýmnogovrstensloženflerdubbel, kompliceradหลายอย่างçok, muhtelif多種的багаторазовий; багатократнийکئی حصوں کو متاثر کرنے والاgồm nhiều phần
2 involving many things of the same sort Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway.meervoudigeشامِلٌ لعدَة أشْياء من نَفْس النَّوْع، مُتَعَدِّدгруповhromadnýkæde-Massen-...πολλαπλόςmúltiplemitmekordne, ahel-برخورد کردنketju-, moninkertainenmultipleרַבִּיםबहुलvišestrukösszetett; tömeg- (baleset)beruntunmargþættur, margfaldurmultiplo多重の다중의masinisdaudzskaitlīgsberuntunveelvoudigflerdobbelt; kjede-(kollisjon)wielokrotny, zbiorowymultiploîn lanţмногочисленныйhromadnýmnogokratenvišestrukflerdubbel, multipel, serie-เป็นทวีคูณkatmerli, üst üste多重的складнийایک قسم کی کئی چیزوں پر مشتملnhiều
n
a number that contains another number an exact number of times 65 is a multiple of 5.veelvoudعدد مُضاعَفпроизводноnásobekmangefolddas Vielfacheπολλαπλάσιοmúltiplokordneمضربkerrannainenmultipleכְּפוּלָהगुणकvišekratnik(számtani) többszöröskelipatanmargfeldimultiplo倍数배수kartotinisskaitlis, kas dalās bez atlikumagandaanveelvoudmultiplumwielokrotnośćmultiplomultipluкратное числоnásobokmnogokratniksadržiteljmultipelผลคูณkat倍數кратне числоوہ عدد جو کسی اور عدد سے پورا تقسیم ہو جائےbội số倍数

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