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multiple

mul·ti·ple [ múltip'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
involving several things: involving or including several things, people, or parts



noun  (plural mul·ti·ples)
Definition:
 
1. mathematics number divisible by another: a number that can be divided exactly by a particular smaller number

2. telecommunications system with many possible access points: a system of wiring so arranged that a group of communication lines are accessible at a number of points

[Mid-17th century. Via French< late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex (see multiplex)]
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