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multiplicity

Main Entry:: mul·ti·plic·i·ty
Pronunciation:: \ˌməl-tə-ˈpli-sə-tē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural mul·ti·plic·i·ties
Etymology:: Middle English, from Middle French multiplicité, from Late Latin multiplicitat-, multiplicitas, from Latin multiplic-, multiplex
Date:: 15th century

1 a: the quality or state of being multiple or various b: the number of components in a system (as a multiplet or a group of energy levels)2: a great number3: the number of times a root of an equation or zero of a function occurs when there is more than one root or zero <the multiplicity of x = 2 for the equation (x − 2)³ = 0 is 3>

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