adjective, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun] many in number; involving many different people or things:
multiple copies of documents * a multiple entry visa * to suffer multiple injuries (= in many different places in the body) * a multiple birth (= several babies born to a mother at one time) * a multiple pile-up (= a crash involving many vehicles) * a house in multiple ownership / occupancy (= owned / occupied by several different people or families)
Part of speech: noun
1 (mathematics) a quantity that contains another quantity an exact number of times:
14, 21 and 28 are all multiples of 7. * 16 is the lowest common multiple of 8 and 4. * Traveller's cheques are available in multiples of ｣10 (= to the value of ｣10, ｣20, ｣30, etc.).
2 (also multiple store) (both BrE) = CHAINSTORE
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