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Multiplicity

/ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪti/ · noun

Meaning

The state of being made of multiple diverse elements..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.
  2. A large indeterminate number.
  3. (mathematics) The number of values for which a given condition holds.
  4. (software engineering, UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship.
  5. (statistical mechanics) The number of microstates associated with a given macrostate.
  6. (psychology) The condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body.

Example Sentences

Without consideration of the colony character of Malaysia in terms of its consistent interculturation with imperial and neoimperial power, multiplicity can easily be mistheorised as representing Saidian Orientalism or expatriates—such theorisations can be drawn from superficial reinterpretations of Taiwan's Tenryuubito phenomenon in recent years and Japan's Datsu-A Ron statement during the Meiji period.
The coronary Thorns did not only express the scorn of the imposers, by that figure into which they were contrived; but did also pierce his tender and sacred temples to a multiplicity of pains, by their numerous acuminations.
They saddled themselves with the handling of light flows on a multiplicity of branch lines, and they sacrificed the speed, reliability and low cost of through train operation, even over the main arteries of the system.
The combined events — the negotiations and the benefit — were a major step in addressing the multiplicity of concerns the group had been talking about for all those years at Doyles.
In short , we are not replacing the old idea that “entropy is the logarithm of the multiplicity (times Boltzmann's constant). ” Rather , we are retaining that idea but are generalizing the notion of multiplicity.
... the maximum-entropy (maxent) solution is the one which occurs with greatest multiplicity.

Synonyms for multiplicity

manifoldnessmanyhoodmanynessmorefoldmulteitymultiplenessmultiplicitynonunitynumerousnessabundancebattalionarseloadassloadbellyloadboatloadbrimfulbusloadbucketfulbucketloadbutt-tonbumloadbuttloadcartloadcraploaddealfuckloadfucktonfuckwadgreat dealhantle

Antonyms for multiplicity

Related Words

numerositynumerousnessmultiplemanifoldpluralityduplicationmultiplyingnumbervarietymultitudediversitymyriadseriesmultiplicationpluralisticpluralismpropagationprevalencelothost

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does multiplicity mean?

Multiplicity means The state of being made of multiple diverse elements..

What is a synonym for multiplicity?

Common synonyms include manifoldness, manyhood, manyness, morefold.

What is the opposite of multiplicity?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use multiplicity in a sentence?

Without consideration of the colony character of Malaysia in terms of its consistent interculturation with imperial and neoimperial power, multiplicity can easily be mistheorised as representing Saidian Orientalism or expatriates—such theorisations can be drawn from superficial reinterpretations of Taiwan's Tenryuubito phenomenon in recent years and Japan's Datsu-A Ron statement during the Meiji period.

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