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multiplexadj.n.

Brit. /ˈmʌltᵻplɛks/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌplɛks/, /ˈməltəˌplɛks/
Inflections: Plural multiplexes, (rare) multiplices.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin multiplex.
Etymology: < classical Latin multiplex (adjective) divided into many parts, having many forms, many times as many or as much (also as noun) < multi- multi- comb. form + -plex -plex suffix1. Compare Middle French multiplex (adjective) in sense A. 1a (c1390). Compare Italian molteplice (a1332), Spanish multíplice (1567).
A. adj.
1. Mathematics.
a. = multiple adj. 2a. multiplex to (also of): that is a multiple of. Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > multiple
manifoldc1175
multiplex to (also of)a1398
multiplexa1450
multiple1704
a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 327v An nombre þat hatte multiplex conteyneþ þe lasse nombre twies or þries or foure siþes, as tweyne conteyneþ twies oon.
1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. v. f. 126v Multiplex is a greater magnitude in respect of the lesse, when the lesse measureth the greater. As the line CD..is multiplex to the lyne AB.
1651 T. Rudd Euclides Elem. Geom. 185 How multiplex one magnitude is to one, so multiplex are all the magnitudes, to all.
1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements vi. 115 The triangle ACH is as multiplex of the triangle ACB, as the base HC is of the base BC.
1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus 211 Where AB 3 measureth CD 9, and therefore 9 is Multiplex to 3.
b. Of proportion: multiple. Cf. multiple proportion n. at multiple adj. 2a. Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adjective] > multiple
manifoldc1175
multiplex to (also of)a1398
multiplexa1450
multiple1704
a1450 Musical Treat. in Speculum (1935) 10 265 (MED) Þis proporcion of jnequalite haþe 5 spicis..whois namys be these in general: 1. multiplex, [etc.]..multiplex, þat is to sey, manifolde, & þat is whan þe more numbir conteynyþe le lasse manyfolde, as twies 1, & þat is callid in special dupla.
1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bivv There is one kinde of proportion, that is named multiplex, or manyfolde.
1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 62 The Proportions, which make Musicall Consonances, are sixe..three in the Multiplex Kind,..3 in the super particular.
1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Theoret. Arithm. iii. 35 Proportion Multiplex, is the Habitude of a greater Number to a lesser, when the greater Number contains the lesser some times exactly.
1788 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. 49 All the multiplex and super-particular proportions which they [sc. numbers] contain.
2. gen. Having many aspects, elements, characteristics, parts, or (esp. interrelated) features.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective]
sunderlyeOE
manifoldeOE
selcoutha1000
felefoldc1000
mislichOE
alkinOE
manykinOE
fele-kync1175
serekina1300
sundera1325
sundrya1325
serea1340
divers1340
varyingc1340
variantc1380
muchfoldc1384
serelepesa1400
serelepya1400
multifaryc1460
sundryfoldc1460
multiplicate?a1475
variable?a1475
sundrilyc1480
diversea1542
particoloured1591
multifarious1593
Protean1594
daedal1596
choiceful1605
Daedalian1605
multiplex1606
variated1608
diversified1611
multiplicious1617
variousa1634
multivarious1636
mosaic1644
multiple1647
omnigenous1650
chequered1656
plurifarious1656
ununiform1660
variate1677
disuniform1687
Proteusian1689
unsteady1690
unequable1693
inequable1721
variegating1727
varied1733
multitudinous1744
multifold1806
polygeneous1818
unequalized1822
ruleless1836
varicoloured185.
non-uniform1856
omnigener1857
polytypic1858
multiferous1860
variatious1871
variegated1872
polytypical1890
the world > relative properties > number > plurality > [adjective] > multiple
hydra-headed1589
multiplex1606
multiplicious1617
myriad1817
1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 44 The multiplex and different gouernments, and sundrie policies there found; namely, of Rome, of Venice, of Naples [etc.].
1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. ii. 167 The reason why the Figure of the Flower is more multiplex, than that of the Leaf.
1822 T. L. Peacock Maid Marian i. 15 The whole complex and multiplex detail of the noble science of dinner.
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x. 101/1 Their raiment..is fastened together by a multiplex combination of buttons, thrums, and skewers.
1886 W. Pater Ess. from Guardian (1896) 25 So multiplex is the result that minds of quite opposite type might well discover in these pages their own special thought or humour.
1938 Psychiatry 1 125/2 A parataxic situation, a much more complicated entity in that two of the four or more persons now concerned, while illusory, are real antagonists to any collaboration of A and Mrs. A. Our Mr. A has become multiplex.
1992 Lit. & Ling. Computing 7 136/2 Language is multiplex and cannot be cast into ready-made patterns.
3. Botany and Zoology. = multiple adj. 1b.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having petals > of corolla
rotated1727
personated1731
multiplicate1760
personate1760
ringent1760
rotate1760
corollaceous1775
wheel-shaped1775
multiplied1777
masked1785
multiplex1813
corolline1830
caryophyllaceous1835
1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Multiplex Corol, many-fold, or having petals lying over each other in two or more folds or rows.
1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms 111 Multiplex, where many of the same parts or organs occur together.
1921 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 32 110 Duplex and multiplex limbs arise frequently from the transplanted buds.
4. Philosophy. In Kantian philosophy: = multiple n. 3. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > idealism > [adjective] > of or relating to Kantianism and its adherents
dialectical1788
Kantian1796
synthetical1796
synthetic1819
multiplex1838
multiple1839
tri-logicala1856
pre-Kantian1866
dialectic1872
subreptive1877
criticist1878
category1901
1838 F. Haywood tr. I. Kant Critick Pure Reason Explan. Terms 648 Diverse, Multifarious, Multiplex, Various, (Mannichfaltig).
5. Telecommunications. Designating or relating to a process or apparatus for simultaneously transmitting two or more signals or programmes (to be later separated and recovered) over a single wire or channel; designating a composite signal so formed.
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society > communication > telecommunication > [adjective] > types of system
multiplex1873
quadruplex1874
diplex1878
sextuplex1879
simplex1884
diode1886
hexode1886
tetrode1886
triode1886
octuplex1893
selective1906
quadded1914
multiplexed1964
muxed1991
1873 R. Coddington Brit. Patent 1,395 13 My Invention has particular reference to ‘multiplex telegraphy’, or the employment of a number of operators sending without conflict a number of different messages upon a single wire.
1894 W. H. Preece in Times 27 Jan. 4/3 The multiplex system of working of Mr. Delany, by which..six messages could be transmitted simultaneously.
1934 Electr. Communication 13 ii. 159 Frequency bands of the order of 1,000 kc. or more may be transmitted for long distances over coaxial lines and utilised for purposes of multiplex telephony or television.
1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 261 Multiplex radio transmissions and the single groove of a stereo disc each contain more than one channel.
1973 Mod. Railways Jan. 12/2 Interlockings within three or four miles of Bristol are operated by individual circuits... Beyond this distance electronic time division multiplex equipment is used.
1991 Intermedia Mar. 13/1 The introduction of long distance multiplex transmission systems using coaxial cables and microwave equipment..led to a remarkable expansion of Japan's telephone network.
6. Pathology. = multiple n. 4. Chiefly in the scientific Latin names of diseases and syndromes.
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1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 183/2 Myoclonia congenita, paramyoclonus multiplex.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 895 Eyelid xanthoma differs essentially in structure from the multiplex variety.
1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 505 (heading) Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (dysplasia epiphysalis multiplex).
1990 Ann. Otol., Rhinol. & Laryngol. 99 94 Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple fixed-joint deformities of the upper and lower extremities.
7. Of a cinema complex: incorporating a number of auditoria on the same site.
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1971 Manhattan Mercury 23 Apr. 5/1 Announced the opening of 17 multiplex theaters..this year, an addition of more than 20,000 seats.
1982 N.Y. Times 30 May iii. 17/1 The Sunrise..[and] Mr. Redstone's..Drive-In, have been replaced by two ‘multiplex’ cinema complexes—large indoor movie houses with as many as 12 screens.
1990 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Mar. c1/2 A joint U.S.-Soviet venture..will build multiplex theaters in Leningrad and Moscow.
2000 Northern Echo (Electronic ed.) 6 Apr. A £5m multiplex theatre in the North-East will be one of the first UGC-branded cinemas to open in the UK.
B. n.
1. Mathematics. = multiple n. 2a. Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > division > divisor or dividend > without remainder
partc1300
quotea1464
divisor1557
aliquot part1570
greatest common measure1570
measure1570
multiplex1570
aliquot1610
multiple1685
submultiple1702
least common multiple1714
bipartient1819
least squares1847
1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. v. f. 132 For the multiplex of 3..ye shall haue 18.
1651 T. Rudd Euclides Elem. Geom. 183 When equimultiplices being taken, the multiplex of the first exceedeth the multiplex of the second..then [etc.].
1651 T. Rudd Euclides Elem. Geom. 195 Like parts of multiplices..have one and the same proportion.
1695 W. Alingham Geom. Epitomiz'd 61 The double, treble, (or any other Multiplex..) of two quantities are in the same reason as the Quantities themselves.
2. Philosophy. In Kantian philosophy: = manifold n.1 3a. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > idealism > [noun] > Kantianism > elements of
conception1701
schematism1794
categorical imperative1796
intuition1796
matter1796
receptivity1796
schema1796
dialectic1797
multifarious1798
reciprocity1799
form1803
synthesis1817
Anschauung1820
manifold?1822
category1829
modality1836
multiplex1836
predicable1838
multiple1839
multiplicity1839
presentmenta1842
elanguescence1855
1836 J. W. Semple Kant's Metaphysic of Ethic Introd. p. li Even Space and Time, though singulars a priori, do, so far forth as they consist of partes extra partes, exhibit a multiplex.
3. Telecommunications. A multiplex system or signal.
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society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > type of system
multiplex1959
1959 J. W. Freebody Telegr. ii. 50/2 This printer was used in connexion with the Murray multiplex.
1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 26/1 (advt.) It..tapes for multiplex and even makes ‘sound with sound’ recordings.
1993 Multichannel News 4 Jan. 18/3 Graff PPV and TVN Entertainment are currently offering an eight channel multiplex via satellite.
4. gen. An object, system, phenomenon, etc., comprising many aspects, elements, characteristics, parts, or (esp. interrelated) features.
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1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 472 It is practicable to consider a multiplex of paths from a given installation.
1981 NatWest Mag. Mar. 10/1 Every day sees the archives of the future in the making. The dispassionate selection of these from the multiplex of records produced by any large business organisation today is no easy task.
1994 New Scientist 13 Aug. 36/3 Cytowic is among a growing number of neurologists who see the brain as a multiplex.
5. A cinema complex incorporating a number of auditoria on the same site.
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1969 N.Y. Times 20 July f15/2 Mr. Durwood said the multi-theater complex was catching on.]
1972 Washington Post 21 June b6/3 Shopping centers and multiplexes are at the crest of the wave of the future.
1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 25 May 19 Multiplexes will be gone in 10 years. With the increasing accessibility of movies on video, there will be no need for them.
1986 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 10/6 The out-of-town multiplex is beginning to multiply fast even as the high street cinemas..are ‘rationalised’ out of existence.
1990 Screen Internat. 24 Mar. 4/3 Wimpey is thought to have had talks with the largest multiplex operator in the territory, UCI, to develop a four-screen cinema.
2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 27 Dec. Television stars supposedly can't make it on the big screen. So how come George Clooney's been like a rash over the multiplexes?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

multiplexv.

Brit. /ˈmʌltᵻplɛks/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌplɛks/, /ˈməltəˌplɛks/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: multiplex adj.
Etymology: < multiplex adj.
Telecommunications.
transitive. To enable (a line) to carry several signals simultaneously; to incorporate into a multiplex signal or system; to subject to the action of a multiplexer.
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society > communication > telecommunication > [verb (transitive)] > render multiplex, etc.
multiplex1885
quadruplex1885
quad1886
octuplex1889
mux1983
1885 C. F. Himes Address Opening J. Tome Building 9 The wire was duplexed, then quadraplexed, and to-day multiplexed in such a way that dozens of messages may speed along the same wire at the same time in both directions.
1925 C. A. Wright Telephone Communication xiii. 317 The terminal equipment required to multiplex a telephone line is costly and its use is, consequently, justified only with long lines.
1955 Sci. News Let. 5 Mar. 158/2 You may soon be able to hear programs from your local FM station—minus commercials—in buses..and on the job. This is just one of the possibilities of a system being considered..that would allow FM stations to ‘multiplex’ their broadcasts. In the process, two separate signals would be sent from the same tower using the same radio frequencies.
1969 Sci. Jrnl. Dec. 42/3 A colour TV system multiplexes (by frequency division) video, colour and sound information.
1991 Personal Computer World Feb. 6/2 Thirty two of these signals can be multiplexed together to form a 2Mb/s data stream.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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