multiple

Định nghĩa

1. từ hạn định

   More than one.

   Ví dụ

   • My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.
   • She spoke about it on multiple occasions.
2. Tính từ

   Having many parts or happening more than once.

   Ví dụ

   • Some countries do not allow multiple citizenship.
   • It was a multiple birth, and the woman had triplets.
3. Tính từ

   Having more than one personality in one person.

   Ví dụ

   • He was told long ago he had a multiple personality.
   • The condition once called multiple has a new name now.
4. Danh từ

   A number you get by multiplying a whole number by another.

   Ví dụ

   • Twelve is a multiple of three.
   • Find the smallest common multiple of six and eight.
5. Danh từ

   In finance, a number that compares a company's price to its earnings.

   Ví dụ

   • The stock trades at a high multiple compared to its rivals.
   • Investors asked if the multiple was fair.
6. Danh từ

   One of several copies of the same thing.

   Ví dụ

   • He kept a copy of the key in his desk.
   • She ordered multiples of the same shirt in different colors.
7. Danh từ

   A person with more than one personality.

   Ví dụ

   • The show made a multiple look odd to some viewers.
   • Many multiples want to be understood.
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8. Danh từ

   One of several children born at the same time, such as twins.

   Ví dụ

   • The hospital cares for multiples.
   • Raising multiples is often harder than raising one child.
9. Danh từ

   In British use, a shop that is part of a chain.

   Ví dụ

   • The high street is now full of multiples.
   • Small shops cannot compete with the big multiples.
10. Danh từ

    An idea discovered by several people at about the same time.

    Ví dụ

    • Calculus is a famous multiple, found by both Newton and Leibniz.
    • Historians study multiples to see how ideas spread.