Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.

    Multiplizität

    the property of being multiple

  2. (countable, uncountable)A large indeterminate number.

    a large number

  3. (countable, uncountable)The number of values for which a given condition holds.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The number of microstates associated with a given macrostate.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Multiplicity is only apparent, in truth, there is only one mind...

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  2. Vedanta teaches that consciousness is singular, all happenings are played out in one universal consciousness and there is no multiplicity of selves.

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  3. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" is a very well-known English riddle, to which there are a multiplicity of answers.

    ru«Почему курица перешла дорогу?» — это известная английская загадка, на которую есть множество ответов.

    de„Warum rannte das Huhn über die Straße?“ ist eine sehr bekannte englische Rätselfrage, auf die es eine Vielzahl von Antworten gibt.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being made of multiple diverse elements:

Origin

Derived from Latin multiplicitas.

Derived from Latin multiplicitas.

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