mul·ti·ple
ˈməl-tə-pəl 
1
: consisting of, including, or involving more than one
multiple births
multiple choices
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
John Galsworthy5
: being a group of terminals (see terminal entry 2 sense 3) which make a circuit available at a number of points
6
: formed by coalescence of the ripening ovaries (see ovary sense 2) of several flowers
a multiple fruit
1
a
: the product of a quantity by an integer
35 is a multiple of 7
b
: something in units of more than one or two
3
chiefly British
: chain store
Synonyms
Examples of multiple in a Sentence
Adjective
She made multiple copies of the report.
a person of multiple achievements
He suffered multiple injuries in the accident.
Noun
35 is a multiple of 7.
12 is a multiple of 6.
Recent Examples on the WebMike Schneider, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Guests will also enjoy the outdoor entertaining areas that are offered on multiple levels.
—Prime Development Land Company, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
At least four people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in multiple states after a string of tornadoes barreled through parts of the South and Midwest on Friday and into the weekend.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
The protests led to multiple arrests at Emerson College in Boston and the University of Southern California after university officials called police to end the demonstrations and make arrests.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2024
There were resulting run-ins with law enforcement, including multiple arrests throughout 2008 in Panguitch, Utah.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
After a series of disastrous attempts to deploy their invention within multiple cyclones, a final, massive tornado rips through the area.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
These scores are compared with what is typical in the state for non-underserved students, with parity or higher being the goal.
College Curriculum Breadth 10%
The proportion of 12th graders who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and IB exams in multiple areas.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Republican pundits and politicians hailed the heavy law enforcement response, while multiple faculty members and students have called for Hartzell to resign.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Remember, a cohesive design uses repeating patterns, so feel free to buy multiples of the same plant rather than a jumble of different colors and sizes.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Labor officials say their investigation into the company began almost a year ago, in spring 2023, and investigators visited the facility multiple times.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The amount of available training data may be a limiting factor, although Heim points out there could be ways around this, such as training on more kinds of data and showing the models the same data multiple times.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
This coupled with an annual GAAP EPS of $13.96 and a P/E multiple of just above 10x will lead to a valuation of $145.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And be prepared to buy multiples—they’re that good.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
Body camera footage showed police ordered Aung to drop the gun multiple times.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In the first official month of Hovde's campaign, Clarke has defended Hovde on social media multiple times.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Unlike in Florida where performing as a character often is a full-time job, many of the character performers in Southern California have multiple other gigs, often in Hollywood movies and TV.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Guests will also enjoy the outdoor entertaining areas that are offered on multiple levels.
—Prime Development Land Company, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
At least four people were killed and dozens suffered injuries in multiple states after a string of tornadoes barreled through parts of the South and Midwest on Friday and into the weekend.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 28 Apr. 2024
The protests led to multiple arrests at Emerson College in Boston and the University of Southern California after university officials called police to end the demonstrations and make arrests.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2024
There were resulting run-ins with law enforcement, including multiple arrests throughout 2008 in Panguitch, Utah.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
After a series of disastrous attempts to deploy their invention within multiple cyclones, a final, massive tornado rips through the area.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
These scores are compared with what is typical in the state for non-underserved students, with parity or higher being the goal.
College Curriculum Breadth 10%
The proportion of 12th graders who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and IB exams in multiple areas.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Republican pundits and politicians hailed the heavy law enforcement response, while multiple faculty members and students have called for Hartzell to resign.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Noun
There are other singularities wherever a unit cell is an integer multiple of half the wavelength.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Remember, a cohesive design uses repeating patterns, so feel free to buy multiples of the same plant rather than a jumble of different colors and sizes.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Labor officials say their investigation into the company began almost a year ago, in spring 2023, and investigators visited the facility multiple times.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The amount of available training data may be a limiting factor, although Heim points out there could be ways around this, such as training on more kinds of data and showing the models the same data multiple times.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
This coupled with an annual GAAP EPS of $13.96 and a P/E multiple of just above 10x will lead to a valuation of $145.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
And be prepared to buy multiples—they’re that good.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
Body camera footage showed police ordered Aung to drop the gun multiple times.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2024
In the first official month of Hovde's campaign, Clarke has defended Hovde on social media multiple times.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
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multiple
1 of 2 adjective
mul·ti·ple
ˈməl-tə-pəl
1
: containing, involving, or consisting of more than one
multiple copies
2
: many entry 1 sense 1
a person of multiple achievements
multiple
2 of 2 noun
: the product of a quantity and a whole number
35 is a multiple of 7
Medical Definition
multiple
adjective
mul·ti·ple
ˈməl-tə-pəl
1
: consisting of, including, or involving more than one
multiple births
2
: affecting many parts of the body at once
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