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multiplicity

[muhl-tuh-plis-i-tee]

noun

plural

multiplicities 
  1. a large number or variety.

    a multiplicity of errors.

  2. the state of being multiplex or manifold; manifold variety.



multiplicity

/ ˌʌɪˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. a large number or great variety

  2. the state of being multiple

  3. physics

    1. the number of levels into which the energy of an atom, molecule, or nucleus splits as a result of coupling between orbital angular momentum and spin angular momentum

    2. the number of elementary particles in a multiplet

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of multiplicity1

1580–90; < Late Latin ܱپ, equivalent to multiplic- (stem of multiplex ) multiplex + - -ity
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Still, the neurotypical viewer might wonder how accurately the series portrays neurodivergence, and indeed, within the community, which is nothing like homogeneous, one finds a multiplicity of views.

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It responded that there are a multiplicity of separatist fighters now operating in the anglophone region.

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Carla Marie Manly, a clinical psychologist, told Salon the “range of responses” to Thompson’s murder is a reflection of “humanity’s multiplicity.”

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“It was about London and the multiplicity of people and realities that are there,” Durran says.

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Recent histories of the Blackwells and the Grimkes have expanded our understanding of how progress is rarely spurred by a single, unsullied person; it takes a multiplicity.

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What doesmultiplicitymean?

Multiplicity most commonly means a large number or a great variety.It is the noun form of the adjective multiple, meaning more than one or several. It can also mean the state of being multiple.Multiplicity is used in more specific ways in several different scientific fields, but all of them have to do with multiple instances of things.Example: When designing a craft for space travel, you have to consider a multiplicity of issues.

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