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Multiplet vs Multiplex - What's the difference?

multiplet | multiplex |

As nouns the difference between multiplet and multiplex

is that multiplet is (physics) a spectral line that has multiple components while multiplex is a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently.

As an adjective multiplex is

comprising several interleaved parts.

As a verb multiplex is

to interleave several activities.

multiplet

English

Noun

(wikipedia multiplet) (en noun)
  • (physics) A spectral line that has multiple components
  • (chemistry) A compound peak produced in several forms of spectroscopy
  • (physics) Any of several groupings of subatomic particles that share most properties, but have different charges
  • multiplex

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Comprising several interleaved parts
  • Noun

    (es)
  • A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently
  • (by extension) A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres
  • (juggling) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.
  • Verb

  • To interleave several activities
  • (computing) To combine several signals into a single signal
  • (juggling) To make a multiplex throw.
  • Derived terms

    * multiplexor * multiplexer * demultiplex * remultiplex