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multiplicity

mul·ti·plic·i·ty [ mùltə plíssətee ] (plural mul·ti·plic·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. great variety: a considerable number or variety
Her style was shaped by a multiplicity of influences.

2. complexity: the state of being multiple or varied

3. physics number of molecular energy levels: the number of energy levels of a molecule, atom, or nucleus that result from interactions between angular momenta

4. physics particles in multiplet: the number of elementary particles that form a multiplet

[15th century. < late Latin multiplicatus< Latin multiplic-, stem of multiplex (see multiplex)]
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