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Numerous vs Multiplex - What's the difference?

numerous | multiplex |

As adjectives the difference between numerous and multiplex

is that numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many while multiplex is comprising several interleaved parts.

As a noun multiplex is

a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently.

As a verb multiplex is

to interleave several activities.

numerous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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  • Synonyms

    * See many

    Derived terms

    * overnumerous * overnumerousness * supernumerous * supernumerousness * unnumerous

    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