multiplicity
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mul·ti·plic·i·ty
(mŭl'tə-plĭs'ĭ-tē) 
n., pl., -ties.
n., pl., -ties.
- The state of being various or manifold: the multiplicity of architectural styles on that street.
- A large number: a multiplicity of ideas.
[Middle English, from Old French multiplicite, from Late Latin multiplicitās, from multiplex, various. See multiplex.]
Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry:
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multiplicity
A quantity used in atomic spectra to describe the energy levels of many-electron atoms characterized by Russell-Saunders coupling given by 2S+1, where S is the total electron spin quantum number. The multiplicity of an energy level is indicated by a left superscript to the value of L, where L is the resultant electron orbital angular momentum of the individual electron orbital angular momenta l.
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multiplicity
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- The quality of being made of many different elements, forms, kinds, or individuals: diverseness, diversification, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiformity, variegation, variety, variousness. Biology polymorphism. See same/different/compare.
- An indeterminately great amount or number: jillion, million (often used in plural), ream, trillion. Informal bushel, gob1 (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), lot, oodles, passel, peck2, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion. See big/small/amount.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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multiplicity
(in physics) the number of components in a multiplet.
| multiplication-stimulating activity, multiplicand, multiplet | |
| multiplicity of infection, multiplicity reactivation, multiplier |
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Multiplicity may refer to
- Multiplicity (mathematics), a mathematical concept
- Multiplicity (philosophy), a philosophical concept
- Multiplicity (physics), the number of microstates in a system, in statistical mechanics
- Multiplicity (chemistry); multiplicity in quantum chemistry is a function of angular spin momentum
- Multiplicity (album), by Dave Weckl.
- Multiplicity (film), a 1996 film
- Multiplicity, a software application which allows a user to control two or more computers from one mouse and keyboard
- Multiplicity (computers) for multiplicity as a concept similar to cardinality for the Unified Modeling Language
- Multiple birth in human pregnancy
- The principle of multiplicity of social selves of William James [1]
- Multiple Drafts Model of consciousness.
- Emergence for multiplicity as a property of emergent systems
- Multiplicity in complex systems and in catastrophe theory
- Double planet for multiplicity in star and planet formation [2][3]
- Herbig Ae/Be stars for multiplicity in Herbig Ae star systems
- Spectral multiplicity in Hilbert space [4]
- Polyphony, the use of two or more independent voices in music
- Multiculturalism
See also
- Disambiguation page for multiple
References
- ^ The Psychological Principles of William James
- ^ The role of multiplicity in star and planet formation is at the forefront of current research and debate [1]
- ^ Formation and evolution of planetary systems
- ^ Halmos, P R, Introduction to Hilbert Space: And the Theory of Spectral Multiplicity, (AMS/Chelsea Publication) 1998
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Multiplicity
Dansk (Danish)
n. - mangeartethed
Nederlands (Dutch)
menigvuldigheid, veelsoortigheid, groot aantal
Français (French)
n. - multiplicité, multitude
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vielfalt, Vielzahl
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολλαπλότητα
Italiano (Italian)
molteplicità
Português (Portuguese)
n. - variedade (f)
Русский (Russian)
сложность, многообразие, многочисленность
Español (Spanish)
n. - multiplicidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mångfald, sammansatt
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多数, 多样, 重复
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 多數, 多樣, 重複
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 多数, 多様, 重複
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تعدديه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מספר רב, ריבוי
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