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单词 multiplicity
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Definition of multiplicity in English:

multiplicity

nounPlural multiplicities ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtiˌməltəˈplɪsədi
  • A large number or variety.

    the demand for higher education depends on a multiplicity of factors
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This classic narrative structure theoretically permits a multiplicity of perspectives.
    • For some hardline individuals on a great number of issues there simply is no room for debate or a multiplicity of opinion at all.
    • Having the Web's multiplicity of information at our fingertips empowers and diminishes us.
    • That means the state should fund a system which offered a multiplicity of schools - grammar schools, yes, but many other types of specialisms, too.
    • The site is suitable for a multiplicity of uses subject to planning permission.
    • Currently, local police forces have to address a multiplicity of demands on their resources.
    • Moreover, it simply would not be possible to abandon this multiplicity of struggles.
    • The world is now turning towards India because such multiplicity of cultures is not found anywhere else.
    • The abuse of women stems from a multiplicity of cultural circumstances influenced by power relations.
    • Future research should attempt to assess the complexity or multiplicity of roles that constitute the work role.
    • It is this multiplicity of choices that drives a consumer society.
    • The word ‘racism’ can cover a multiplicity of sins and doesn't really describe what I went through.
    • However, the biological significance of this multiplicity of enzymes remains unclear.
    • It has a multiplicity of meanings, as I hope has become clear.
    Synonyms
    abundance, scores, mass, host, array, variety, myriad, a lot
    range, diverseness, numerousness, heterogeneity, plurality
    profusion, quantities
    informal lots, loads, stacks, heaps, piles, masses, tons, oodles, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions
    British informal shedload
    North American informal slew, gazillions, gobs
    Australian/New Zealand informal swag
    vulgar slang shitload
    North American vulgar slang assload

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin multiplicitas, from Latin multiplex (see multiplex).

 
 

Definition of multiplicity in US English:

multiplicity

nounˌməltəˈplɪsədiˌməltəˈplisədē
  • 1A large number.

    his climbing record lists a multiplicity of ascents
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nursing home sector in Ireland has experienced significant growth over the past few years due to a multiplicity of social and economic factors.
    • In a multiplicity of other ways too he is a driving force, the man of so many parts that seemingly everyone is in demand of him almost on a daily basis.
    • The family, then, is not a naturally occurring fixed phenomenon but a concept which is constructed in a multiplicity of ways and for a variety of purposes.
    • When you do that, you will find that there are a multiplicity of firms ready and willing to take your money to provide the relevant services.
    • A multiplicity of think tanks, utilising networking techniques, can be a source of innovation and new ideas.
    • There's a multiplicity of radio stations, there's a multiplicity of individual markets.
    • The thing to avoid, I think, is a multiplicity of bodies that trip over each other.
    • There is a multiplicity of things that could be said about this town.
    • Democracy assumes a multiplicity of answers to a problem.
    • State legislatures also host a multiplicity of political parties.
    1. 1.1 A large variety.
      the rainforests and the multiplicity of species that they harbor
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This classic narrative structure theoretically permits a multiplicity of perspectives.
      • The site is suitable for a multiplicity of uses subject to planning permission.
      • Moreover, it simply would not be possible to abandon this multiplicity of struggles.
      • Future research should attempt to assess the complexity or multiplicity of roles that constitute the work role.
      • The word ‘racism’ can cover a multiplicity of sins and doesn't really describe what I went through.
      • For some hardline individuals on a great number of issues there simply is no room for debate or a multiplicity of opinion at all.
      • It has a multiplicity of meanings, as I hope has become clear.
      • The abuse of women stems from a multiplicity of cultural circumstances influenced by power relations.
      • Having the Web's multiplicity of information at our fingertips empowers and diminishes us.
      • Currently, local police forces have to address a multiplicity of demands on their resources.
      • The world is now turning towards India because such multiplicity of cultures is not found anywhere else.
      • However, the biological significance of this multiplicity of enzymes remains unclear.
      • It is this multiplicity of choices that drives a consumer society.
      • That means the state should fund a system which offered a multiplicity of schools - grammar schools, yes, but many other types of specialisms, too.
      Synonyms
      abundance, scores, mass, host, array, variety, myriad, a lot

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin multiplicitas, from Latin multiplex (see multiplex).

 
 
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