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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.

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

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multiple [ˈmʌltɪp^əl]

adj

1. having or involving more than one part, individual, etc.

2. (Electronics) Electronics US and Canadian (of a circuit) having a number of conductors in parallel

n

1. (Mathematics) the product of a given number or polynomial and any other one 6 is a multiple of 2

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Telephony an electrical circuit accessible at a number of points to any one of which a connection can be made

3. (Business / Commerce) short for multiple store

[via French from Late Latin multiplus, from Latin multiplex]

multiply  adv

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"

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multiple

adjective many, several, various, numerous, collective, sundry, manifold, multitudinous He died in hospital of multiple injuries.

Translations

multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl]

A. ADJ → múltiple
he died of multiple injuries → murió tras sufrir heridas múltiples
multiple accident (Aut) → colisión f múltiple or en cadena
multiple birth → parto m múltiple

B. N

1. (Math) → múltiplo m
lowest common multiple → mínimo común múltiplo m

2. (= shop) (also multiple store) → (sucursal f de una cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl

C. CPD multiple choice question N → pregunta f de elección múltiple, pregunta f tipo test
multiple choice test N → examen m de elección múltiple, examen m tipo test
multiple ownership N → multipropiedad f
multiple personality (disorder) N (Psych) → personalidad f múltiple
multiple sclerosis N → esclerosis f múltiple
multiple store N → (sucursal f de una cadena de) grandes almacenes mpl

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multiple [ˈmʌltɪp^əl]

adj [stab wounds, injuries, collisions] → multiple

n

(MATHEMATICS) [number] → multiple m

(British) (also multiple store) → magasin m à succursales (multiples) multiple birth
multiple birth n → naissance f multiple
multiple choice n (also multiple-choice exam or test) → QCM m, questionnaire m à choix multiple (also multiple-choice question) → question f à choix multiple
multiple crash n → carambolage m
multiple-entry visa n visa autorisant à entrer plusieurs fois dans un pays
multiple personality n → dédoublement m de la personnalité
multiple sclerosis [ˌmʌltɪp^əlskləˈrəʊsɪs] n → sclérose f en plaques
She's got multiple sclerosis → Elle a la sclérose en plaques.

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multiple

adj

(with sing n: = of several parts) → mehrfach; multiple collision or crash → Massenkarambolage f

(with pl n: = many) → mehrere; he died of multiple injuries → er erlag seinen zahlreichen Verletzungen

n

(Math) → Vielfache(s) nt; eggs are usually sold in multiples of six → Eier werden gewöhnlich in Einheiten zu je sechs verkauft

(Brit: = store) → Ladenkette f

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multiple:

multiple birth

n → Mehrlingsgeburt f

multiple choice

n → Multiple Choice nt

multiple-column

adj attr text, document → mehrspaltig nt

multiple cropping

n → mehrfache Bebauung

multiple-entry visa

n für wiederholte Einreisen gültiges Visum

multiple personality

n (Psych) → alternierende Persönlichkeit; multiple disorder → Persönlichkeitsspaltung f

multiple sclerosis

n → multiple Sklerose

multiple star

n (Astron) → Sternhaufen m

multiple store

n → Ladenkette f

multiple unit

n (= train) → Triebwagen m

multiple voting

n → mehrfache Stimmabgabe

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multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl]

1. adj

a. with sg n → multiplo/a

b. (with pl n, many) → molteplici

2. n

a. (Math) → multiplo

b. (Brit) (also multiple store) grande magazzino che fa parte di una catena

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multiple

adj multiple [ˈmaltipl]

1 having, or affecting, many parts She suffered multiple injuries when she fell out of the window. veelvuldige مُتَعَدِّد الإصابات множество četný adskillige vielfach πολλαπλός múltiple mitmik- متعدد moninainen multiple רַב- बहुत mnogostruk sokrészű, többszörös banyak margþættur multiplo 複合的な 다양한, 복합의 dauginis, sudėtinis daudzskaitlīgs berbagai samengesteld, veel atskillige, mangfoldige wiele multiplo multiplu множественный početný mnogovrsten složen flerdubbel, komplicerad หลายอย่าง çok, muhtelif 多種的 багаторазовий; багатократний کئی حصوں کو متاثر کرنے والا gồm nhiều phần 多种的

2 involving many things of the same sort Fifteen vehicles were involved in the multiple crash on the motorway. meervoudige شامِلٌ لعدَة أشْياء من نَفْس النَّوْع، مُتَعَدِّد групов hromadný kæde- Massen-... πολλαπλός múltiple mitmekordne, ahel- برخورد کردن ketju-, moninkertainen multiple רַבִּים बहुल višestruk összetett; tömeg- (baleset) beruntun margþættur, margfaldur multiplo 多重の 많은 요소로 이루어진 masinis daudzskaitlīgs beruntun veelvoudig flerdobbelt; kjede-(kollisjon) wielokrotny, zbiorowy multiplo în lanţ многочисленный hromadný mnogokraten višestruk flerdubbel, multipel, serie- เป็นทวีคูณ katmerli, üst üste 多重的 складний ایک قسم کی کئی چیزوں پر مشتمل nhiều 多重的

n

a number that contains another number an exact number of times 65 is a multiple of 5. veelvoud عدد مُضاعَف производно násobek mangefold das Vielfache πολλαπλάσιο múltiplo kordne مضرب kerrannainen multiple כְּפוּלָה गुणक višekratnik (számtani) többszörös kelipatan margfeldi multiplo 倍数 배수 kartotinis skaitlis, kas dalās bez atlikuma gandaan veelvoud multiplum wielokrotność multiplo multiplu кратное число násobok mnogokratnik sadržitelj multipel ผลคูณ kat 倍數 кратне число وہ عدد جو کسی اور عدد سے پورا تقسیم ہو جائے bội số 倍数