multiple
noun/ˈmʌltɪpl/
/ˈmʌltɪpl/
- (mathematics) a quantity that contains another quantity an exact number of times
- 14, 21 and 28 are all multiples of 7.
- You can buy these chocolate bars in multiples of five.
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- (also multiple store)(both British English, old-fashioned)(also chain store British and North American English)a shop that is one of a series of similar shops owned by the same company
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex ‘multiple’.
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