multiplicity Definition
multi·plic·ity (mul′tə plis′ə tē)
noun
- the quality or condition of being manifold or various
- a great number
Etymology: LL multiplicitas < L multiplex, multiple
multiplicity Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reveal: She modeled a process of ' interrogation ' , in a way that helped to reveal the multiplicity of meanings that might be constructed.
- reflect: DEA measures performance in a way which reflects the multiplicity of resources and environmental factors typically used to secure multiple outcomes.
- demonstrate: The career of Josse De Pauw ( 1952 ) actor, writer, theater director and filmmaker demonstrates an impressive artistic multiplicity.
- avoid: To avoid a multiplicity of jobs, these are inevitably generic in nature.
- involve: More generally however, there is growing recognition of the need to involve a multiplicity of actors in the development process.
- contain: Soap Cove, unnamed on the maps, is a geologists ' paradise containing a wild multiplicity of rock types.
Converse of subject
confuse: Rural VCOs can find the agenda too complex and be confused by the multiplicity of institutional structures and processes.
Adjective modifier
- great: Among the great multiplicity of details that complete Battlefield 2, there is one minor feature that is both obscure and wonderful.
- infinite: In general some of the bands may collapse into points, which represent eigenvalues of infinite multiplicity of the operator under consideration.
- vast: The vast multiplicity of possibilities makes anticipation of unknown BW agents in order to protect against them an unlikely scenario.
- very: But that very multiplicity of proof which ought to make reply overwhelming makes reply impossible.
- sheer: On the other hand plenty of visual theater acts shout the sheer multiplicity of narrative.
Modifies a noun
distribution: This talk will highlight some topics of the HERMES physics program with emphasis on the extraction of multiplicity distributions.
Noun used with modifier
spin: Spin multiplicity must not change, i.e. D S = 0. Orbital Angular momentum quantum number L may change by 0 or ±1.
Preposition: of
- meaning: She modeled a process of ' interrogation ' , in a way that helped to reveal the multiplicity of meanings that might be constructed.
- perspective: The use of language in physicality which is writing offers a multiplicity of different perspectives.
- voice: Sense stays in the singular multiplicity of shared voices.
- identity: The multiplicity of identities in modern societies is a key focus.
- interpretation: I say meanings because I am always trying to create work that has the potential for a multiplicity of possible interpretations.
- factor: This multiplicity of factors makes the " condom solution " of Western countries irrelevant.
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