multiple vs multiplex

multiple

adj
  • Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular). 

  • More than one (followed by plural). 

noun
  • A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder. 

  • One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate. 

  • A single individual who has multiple personalities. 

  • One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth. 

  • A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection. 

  • Price-earnings ratio. 

  • A chain store. 

  • More than one piercing in a single ear. 

multiplex

adj
  • Having multiple members with a particular condition. 

  • Having petals lying in folds over each other. 

  • Comprising several interleaved parts. 

verb
  • To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex. 

  • To combine several signals into one. 

  • To make a multiplex throw. 

  • To interleave several activities. 

noun
  • A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times. 

  • throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time. 

  • a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium 

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