Definition of multiple noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

multiple

noun

/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.
see also least common multiple, lowest common multipleTopics Maths and measurementb2

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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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