multiple Definition

multiple
adj

1. Having, involving or affecting many parts.

Thesaurus: various, many, manifold, multifarious, many-sided, compounded.
2. Many, especially more than several.
3. Multiplied or repeated.

Thesaurus: reoccurring, repetitious, repeated, duplicated.

noun

1. math.
A number or expression for which a given number or expression is a factor (sense 2), eg 24 is a multiple of 12. See also lowest common multiple.
2. colloq
A multiple shop.

Etymology: 17c: from French, from Latin multiplus manifold.