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

multiple

noun
 
/ˈmʌltɪpl/
 
/ˈmʌltɪpl/
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  1. (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
  2. (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
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin multiplus, alteration of Latin multiplex ‘multiple’.
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