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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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