Meaning of Multiple | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.
2. Price-earnings ratio.
3. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
4. A single individual who displays or experiences multiple personalities or selves.
5. One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
6. A chain store.
7. A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
8. More than one piercing in a single ear.

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Examples

“14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7”

“One might view⟳ this attempt⟳ to ensure the scarcity of a multiple as both a marketing ploy and form⟳ of elitism.”

“I had seen its first show⟳ when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look⟳ silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!”

“Non-abused multiples have⟳ no need⟳ of doctors, and they have⟳ carved out a foothold of their own⟳ from where they speak⟳ confidently about their utopian vision of a multiple world.”

“The big advantage such multiples can offer⟳ over a purely catalogue operation is that winners can be given shopping vouchers enabling them to choose⟳ from goods on display in the multiples' many outlets (Woolworths, for example, has 1,000).”

“Merton's argument that all scientific discoveries are multiples would seem to contradict the theory of genius […]”

“First of all, the 'greenhorn' stigma of piercing has worn off. The older woman sees her daughter wearing multiples. So she's confident enough to have⟳ her ears pierced at least once.”

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