multiple

(mŭl'tə-pəl)
adj.
Having, relating to, or consisting of more than one individual, element, part, or other component; manifold.

n.
A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder: 4, 6, and 12 are multiples of 2.

[French, from Old French, from Late Latin multiplum, a multiple : Latin multi-, multi- + Latin -plus, -fold.]

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A term that measures some aspect of a company's financial well-being, determined by dividing one metric by another metric. The metric in the numerator is typically larger than the one in the denominator, because the top metric is usually supposed to be many times larger than the bottom metric. 

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For example, the term multiple can be used to show how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings, as computed by the P/E ratio. Suppose you were analyzing a stock with $2 of earnings per share (EPS) that is trading at $20 -- this stock would have a P/E of 10. This means investors are willing to pay a multiple of 10 times the current EPS for the stock.

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Manifold; occurring in various parts of the body at once.

• m. alleles — see allele.
• m. birth — more than one offspring in a gestation and parturition.
• m. causation — a disease in which a combination, or alternative combinations, of causes, are required to produce it. Called also multifactorial etiology.
• m.-crush — surgical instruments, e.g. heavy duty emasculators, ecraseurs in which each jaw has more than one crushing surface, mounted one behind the other, each successive surface coming into contact with its counterpart as increasing pressure is applied to the handles of the instrument.
• m. endochondromas — see endochromatosis.
• m. fission — a method of reproduction in protozoa. See schizogony.
• m. infection — simultaneous infection with more than one virus or a combination of virus and bacteria may be caused by one agent lowering resistance to the other. There may be synergism between the agents.
• m. least squares regression — the major method of analysis used to sort through a large number of potential risk factors permitting the examination of one factor while the other factors in the regression equation are held mathematically constant.
• m. limb defects — patients with more than one congenital limb defect.
• m. myeloma — see multiple myeloma.
• m. organ dysfunction syndrome — in critical care medicine, a state in which intervention is required to maintain homeostasis. Called also MODS.
• m. ovulation — an important feature in the technique of embryo transfer. See superovulation.
• m. pregnancies — twins, triplets and more in usually uniparous species.
• m. regression — an analytical method which determines the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.
• m. risk — situations in which more than one risk factor for a disease is present and their combined presence contributes to an increased risk.
• m. suckling — when a cow accepts more calves to suckle than her own; a system for foster-rearing of orphan or purchased calves.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som består af flere dele, sammensat, mangfoldig
n. - overskudsmultiplikator, multiplum, mangefold

idioms:

• multiple choice    flervalgs, multiple choice
• multiple personality    personlighedsspaltning
• multiple sclerosis    dissemineret (el. multipel) sklerose
• multiple store    kædeforretning

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelvuldig, divers, veelvoud, winkelketen

Français (French)
adj. - multiple
n. - (Math) multiple, (GB) magasin à succursales, (Fin) action multiple

idioms:

• multiple choice    choix multiple
• multiple personality    (Psych) dissociation
• multiple sclerosis    sclérose en plaques
• multiple store    (GB) magasin à succursales multiples

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vielfaches, (Einzelhandels)kette
adj. - mehrfach, multipel

idioms:

• multiple choice    Multiple-Choice- (zum Ankreuzen)
• multiple personality    (Psych.) multiple Persönlichkeit
• multiple sclerosis    (Med.) Multiple Sklerose
• multiple store    Kettenladen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολλαπλάσιο, ανάτυπο, (καθομ.) εμπορική επιχείρηση με πολλά υποκαταστήματα
adj. - πολλαπλός, πολλαπλάσιος

idioms:

• multiple choice    (για ερωτήσεις) πολλαπλής επιλογής
• multiple personality    (ψυχολ.) πολλαπλή προσωπικότητα
• multiple sclerosis    (παθολ.) σκλήρυνση κατά πλάκας
• multiple store    εμπορική επιχείρηση με αλυσίδα καταστημάτων

Italiano (Italian)
multiplo, molteplice

idioms:

• multiple choice    scelta multipla
• multiple of    multiplo di
• multiple personality    personalità multipla
• multiple sclerosis    sclerosi multipla
• multiple store    emporio con sedi in varie città

Português (Portuguese)
n. - múltiplo (m) (Mat.)
adj. - múltiplo

idioms:

• multiple choice    múltipla escolha
• multiple of    múltiplo de
• multiple personality    múltipla personalidade
• multiple sclerosis    esclerose múltipla (Med.)
• multiple store    vários andares

Русский (Russian)
составной, многократный, многочисленный, кратный, кратное число

idioms:

• multiple choice    предоставляющий возможность выбора
• multiple of    кратный
• multiple personality    многогранная личность
• multiple sclerosis    рассеянный склероз
• multiple store    один из серии магазинов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - múltiple
n. - cadena de tiendas, múltiplo

idioms:

• multiple choice    de opción o de selección múltiple
• multiple personality    personalidad múltiple
• multiple sclerosis    esclerosis múltiple, esclerosis en placas
• multiple store    cadena de tiendas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mångfald, multipel
adj. - mångahanda, multipel-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
复合的, 多人享有的, 多样的, 并联的, 倍数, 多路系统, 并联

idioms:

• multiple choice    多项选择的
• multiple personality    多重人格
• multiple sclerosis    多发性硬化
• multiple store    连锁商店

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 複合的, 多人享有的, 多樣的, 並聯的
n. - 倍數, 多路系統, 並聯

idioms:

• multiple choice    多項選擇的
• multiple personality    多重人格
• multiple sclerosis    多發性硬化
• multiple store    連鎖商店

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다수의
n. - 다수 , 병렬

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多くの部分から成る, 多様な, 多数の, 複式の
n. - 倍数

idioms:

• multiple choice    多項選択の
• multiple of    倍数
• multiple personality    多重人格, 複重人格
• multiple sclerosis    多発硬化
• multiple standard    多元的本位
• multiple store    チェーン店

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مضاعف (صفه) متعدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מורכב, רבים ושונים, רב, מרובה‬
n. - ‮כפולה‬

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