Multiple may refer to:
Economics
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Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices
*Multiples of the
price-to-earnings ratio
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Chain stores, are also referred to as 'Multiples'
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Box office multiple
A box office or ticket office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a wicket. By extension, the term is freq ...
, the ratio of a film's total gross to that of its opening weekend
Sociology
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Multiples (sociology), a theory in sociology of science by Robert K. Merton, see
Science
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Multiple (mathematics)
In mathematics, a multiple is the product of any quantity and an integer. In other words, for the quantities ''a'' and ''b'', it can be said that ''b'' is a multiple of ''a'' if ''b'' = ''na'' for some integer ''n'', which is called the multiplie ...
, multiples of numbers
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List of multiple discoveries, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings
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Multiple birth, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples"
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Multiple sclerosis
Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...
, an inflammatory disease
*Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having
dissociative identity disorder
Printing
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Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed techniq ...
, where ''multiple'' is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US
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Artist's multiple, series of identical prints, collages or objects by an artist, subverting the idea of the original
Fiction
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Multiple Man, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who is Steve Gobs
Music
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''Multiples'' (album), a 2005 music album by Keith Fullerton Whitman
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''Multiple'' (album), a 1973 album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson
Other
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Multiple Bets, types of bet in the UK, involving two or more selections
See also
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Multiplicity (disambiguation)
Multiplicity may refer to: In science and the humanities
* Multiplicity (mathematics), the number of times an element is repeated in a multiset
* Multiplicity (philosophy), a philosophical concept
* Multiplicity (psychology), having or using multi ...
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