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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