Associations to the word «Multiplicity»

Wiktionary

MULTIPLICITY, noun. The state of being made of multiple diverse elements
MULTIPLICITY, noun. (mathematics) the number of values for which a given condition holds
MULTIPLICITY, noun. A large indeterminate number
MULTIPLICITY, noun. (software engineering) (UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.

Dictionary definition

MULTIPLICITY, noun. The property of being multiple.
MULTIPLICITY, noun. A large number.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky