multiple
pronunciation
How to pronounce multiple in British English:
UK [ˈmʌltɪpl]
How to pronounce multiple in American English:
US [ˈmʌltɪpl]
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- Noun:
- the product of a quantity by an integer
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- Adjective:
- having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual
Word Origin
- multiple (adj.)
- 1640s, "involving many parts," from French multiple (14c.), from Late Latin multiplus "manifold," from Latin multi- "many, much" (see multi-) + -plus "-fold" (see -plus). The noun is from 1680s, in mathematics, from the adjective. Multiple choice as a type of question attested from 1828. Multiple exposure first recorded 1923.
Example
- 1. This year , the multiple has been compressed by the market .
- 2. The actual mechanics can be a bit complicated for some patrons because libraries sometimes have multiple e-book catalogues .
- 3. The aggregate performance score is neither an irr-type annual return measure nor a money multiple .
- 4. We can think of multiple ways in which this trade could have been used to manipulate the markets .
- 5. Many products contained multiple flame retardant chemicals .