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noun
The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: manifoldness, manyhood, manyness, morefold, multeity, multipleness, multiplicity, nonunity, numerousness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A large indeterminate number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload, butt-ton, bumload, buttload, cartload, crapflood, crapload, deal, fuckload, fuckton, fuckwad, gob, great deal, hantle, heap, hecatomb, helluvalot, horseload, lashings, load, lot, mampus, many, mass, metric fuckton, metric shitload, mickle, mountain, muckle, multiplicity, multitude, pile, ream, shedload, shitflood, shitful, shitload, shitton, sight, slew, spadeloads, sum, superflux, ton, trainload, truckload, tun, vaultful, wagonload
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The number of values for which a given condition holds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The number of microstates associated with a given macrostate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: statistical mechanics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: plurality, systemhood
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the property of being multiple
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnitude
noun
a large number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: numerousness, numerosity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: number, figure
Narrower terms: multitudinousness
History
Derived from Latin multiplicitas.
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
