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Numerous vs. Multiple

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Numerousadjective

Indefinitely large numerically, many.

Multipleadjective

More than one (followed by plural).

‘My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.’;

Numerousadjective

Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous objections.

‘Such and so numerous was their chivalry.’;

Multipleadjective

Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).

‘Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship.’; ‘It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets.’; ‘Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites.’;

Numerousadjective

Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical.

‘Such prompt eloquenceFlowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse.’;

Multiplenoun

(mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another whole number with no remainder.

Numerousadjective

amounting to a large indefinite number;

‘numerous times’; ‘the family was numerous’;

Multiplenoun

(finance) Price-earnings ratio.

Multiplenoun

One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.

Multiplenoun

A single individual who has multiple personalities.

Multiplenoun

One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.

Multiplenoun

A chain store.

Multipleadjective

Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.

Multiplenoun

A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of times without a remainder.

Multiplenoun

the product of a quantity by an integer;

‘36 is a multiple of 9’;

Multipleadjective

having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual;

‘multiple birth’; ‘multiple ownership’; ‘made multiple copies of the speech’; ‘his multiple achievements in public life’; ‘her multiple personalities’; ‘a pineapple is a multiple fruit’;

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