MULTIPLICITY

multiplicity

(noun) the property of being multiple

numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity

(noun) a large number

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

multiplicity (plural multiplicities)

The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.

(mathematics) The number of values for which a given condition holds.

A large indeterminate number.

(software engineering, UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.

Synonyms

• (state of being made of multiple elements): manifoldness, manyness; see also manyness

• (large indeterminate number): buttload, deal, load; see also lot

Source: Wiktionary


Mul`ti*plic"ity, n. Etym: [Cf. F. multiplicité.]

Definition: The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. "A multiplicity of goods." South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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