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Multiplex vs Multiple - What's the difference?

multiplex | multiple |

As adjectives the difference between multiplex and multiple

is that multiplex is comprising several interleaved parts while multiple is having more than one element, part, component, or function, particularly many.

As nouns the difference between multiplex and multiple

is that multiplex is a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently while multiple is a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.

As a verb multiplex

is to interleave several activities.

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

    multiple

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having more than one element, part, component, or function, particularly many.
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    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (many) (l) (rare)

    Derived terms

    * Law of multiple proportion (Law of Dalton) * multiple algebra * multiple conjugation * multiple exposure * multiple fruits * multiple orgasm * multiple star

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.
  • * 14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7
  • (finance) Price-earnings ratio.
  • One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
  • A single individual who has multiple personalities.
  • * 2010 , Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar
  • I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!
  • * 2000 , Henk Driessen, ?Ton Otto, Perplexities of identification (page 115)
  • Non-abused multiples have no need of doctors, and they have carved out a foothold of their own from where they speak confidently about their utopian vision of a multiple world.

    Derived terms

    * common multiple * least common multiple