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multiplicity

noun

mul·​ti·​plic·​i·​ty ˌməl-tə-ˈpli-sə-tē How to pronounce multiplicity (audio)
plural multiplicities
1
a
: the quality or state of being multiple or various
b
: the number of components in a system (such as a multiplet or a group of energy levels)
2
: a great number
3
: the number of times a root of an equation or zero of a function occurs when there is more than one root or zero
the multiplicity of x = 2 for the equation (x − 2)3 = 0 is 3

Example Sentences

a multiplicity of suggestions for turning the company around Shakespeare's works seem to encompass the full multiplicity of human experience.
Recent Examples on the Web Today, people interact with and consume audio in a variety of settings and with a multiplicity of devices at home, in cars and otherwise on the go. Brian Crannell, Forbes, 2 May 2022 This kind of multiplicity haunts folktales and parables; the moral depends on the disposition of the reader. Rachel Connolly, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 The likeliest result is a multiplicity of laws depending on how the debate and elections go. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 Theme will acknowledge the multiplicity and variety of feminisms in contemporary society across its entire program. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2022 For the first-time visitor to the warehouse, the multiplicity of sacred objects usually seen by themselves can have a surreal aspect. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 If divine truth is single and universal, then multiplicity and relativism are the signatures of evil. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 If personhood and the ability to think are the criteria by which to judge whether a sound is music, then music is a multiplicity encompassing the many forms of personhood and cognition in the living world. David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Scientific-seeming plates and full-page illustrations of ocean habitats show a great multiplicity of mammals, birds, fish, mollusks and more. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French multiplicité, from Late Latin multiplicitat-, multiplicitas, from Latin multiplic-, multiplex

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of multiplicity was in the 15th century

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