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Perplexing vs Manifold - What's the difference?

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Perplexing is a related term of manifold.


As adjectives the difference between perplexing and manifold

is that perplexing is confusing or puzzling while manifold is various in kind or quality, diverse.

As verbs the difference between perplexing and manifold

is that perplexing is while manifold is to make manifold; multiply.

As a noun manifold is

(now historical) a copy made by the manifold writing process.

As an adverb manifold is

many times; repeatedly.

perplexing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • confusing or puzzling
  • bewildering
  • Verb

    (head)
  • manifold

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (now historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
  • (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
  • (US, regional, in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
  • * 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
  • My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds , the seat of difficulty.
  • (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.
  • Derived terms
    * manifolder * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Various in kind or quality, diverse
  • The manifold meanings of the simple English word 'set' are infamous among dictionary makers.
  • Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
  • Complicated.
  • Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
  • c1384 ... the manyfold grace of God. — I Petre 4:10 ( Wycliffe's Bible)
    1611 The manifold wisdom of God. Ephesians 3:10]. ([[w:King James Bible])
    Derived terms
    * manifold writing

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Many times; repeatedly.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
  • when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) manifolden, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make manifold; multiply.
  • (printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.