Poly vs Multiple - What's the difference?
poly | multiple |
polytechnic.
polyethylene (polythene)
(chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
(uncountable) polyester
(chiefly, informal) polyamory
(chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.
(chiefly, informal) polyamorous
(transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.
A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, particularly many.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (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
* 2000 , Henk Driessen, ?Ton Otto, Perplexities of identification (page 115)
As nouns the difference between poly and multiple
is that poly is polytechnic while multiple is a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder.As adjectives the difference between poly and multiple
is that poly is polyamorous while multiple is having more than one element, part, component, or function, particularly many.As a verb poly
is to polymorph; to transform by magic.poly
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of various words.Noun
(polys)- a cotton-poly blend
Adjective
(-)Verb
Etymology 2
(etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .Alternative forms
* poleyNoun
Usage notes
* The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.Derived terms
* poly-mountain (Webster 1913)Anagrams
*multiple
English
(wikipedia multiple)Adjective
(en adjective)Catherine Clabby
Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
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 starNoun
(en noun)- 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!
- 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.