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multiplicity

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mul·ti·plic·i·ty  (mlt-pls-t)
n. pl. mul·ti·plic·i·ties
1. The state of being various or manifold: the multiplicity of architectural styles on that street.
2. A large number: a multiplicity of ideas.

[Middle English, from Old French multiplicite, from Late Latin multiplicits, from multiplex, various; see multiplex.]

multiplicity
Noun
pl -ties
1. a large number or great variety
2. the state of being multiple
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.multiplicity - the property of being multiple
magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
2.multiplicity - a large number
number, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
multitudinousness - a very large number (especially of people)

multiplicity
noun number, lot, host, mass, variety, load (informal) pile (informal) ton, stack, diversity, heap (informal) array, abundance, myriad, profusion
Translations
multiplicity [mʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ] nmultiplicidad f
multiplicity [mʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ] nmultiplicité f
multiplicity [mʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ] n a multiplicity of → eine Vielzahl von
multiplicity [mʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ] nmolteplicità


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It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other in the multiplicity of sects.
Again, the poet should remember what has been often said, and not make an Epic structure into a Tragedy--by an Epic structure I mean one with a multiplicity of plots--as if, for instance, you were to make a tragedy out of the entire story of the Iliad.
An ancient Hawaiian war-club or spear-paddle, in its full multiplicity and elaboration of carving, is as great a trophy of human perseverance as a Latin lexicon.
 
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