Multiple
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The word multiple can refer to:
  • Multiple (mathematics)
    Multiple (mathematics)
    In mathematics, a multiple is the product of any quantity and an integer. In other words, for the quantities a and b, we say that b is a multiple of a if b = na for some integer n , which is called the multiplier or coefficient. If a is not zero, this is equivalent to saying that b/a is an integer...

    , multiples of numbers
  • List of multiple discoveries, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings
  • Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers#Multiple bet, types of bet involving two or more selections
  • Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having dissociative identity disorder
    Dissociative identity disorder
    Dissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis and describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment....

  • Multiple birth
    Multiple birth
    A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...

    , because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples"
  • Multiple Man, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices
    • Multiples of the price-to-earnings ratio
  • Printmaking
    Printmaking
    Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...

     - where multiple is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US
  • Artist's multiple
    Artist's multiple
    Artist's multiple is a series of identical art objects produced or commissioned by artist according to his idea, usually a signed limited edition made specifically for selling....

    , series of identical prints, collages or objects by an artist, subverting the idea of the original


It is also a singular of multiples
Multiples
Multiples is an album by electronic musician Keith Fullerton Whitman, released in 2005 on the Kranky label. The album was recorded at Harvard University where Whitman was lecturing at the time, and uses the university's supply of vintage synthesizers and other electronic instruments.-Track...

, which can refer to:
  • Multiples
    Multiples
    Multiples is an album by electronic musician Keith Fullerton Whitman, released in 2005 on the Kranky label. The album was recorded at Harvard University where Whitman was lecturing at the time, and uses the university's supply of vintage synthesizers and other electronic instruments.-Track...

    , a 2005 music album by Keith Fullerton Whitman
    Keith Fullerton Whitman
    Keith Fullerton Whitman is an American electronic musician who has recorded albums influenced by many genres, including ambient music, drill and bass, and krautrock. He records and performs using many aliases, of which the most familiar is Hrvatski...

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