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The word multiple can refer to:
- Multiples of numbers.
- Multiples, types of bet involving two or more selections.
- Dissociative identity disorder, for people with multiple personalities, sometimes called "multiples".
- Multiple birth, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples".
- Multiple Man, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.
- Multiple (sociology) (also used in plural as Multiples (sociology)), a theory in sociology of science by Robert K. Merton.
- Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices.
- Printmaking - where multiple is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US.
It is also a singular of multiples, which can refer to:
- Multiples, a 2005 music album by Keith Fullerton Whitman.
However, multiple is frequently abused today to group non-similar entities, for which use many, numerous, or several would make a better choice. In short, whenever somebody says multiple, you should be able to substitute a word like double or triple and still have a sentence that makes sense. For example, "The defendant faces several counts" but "The plaintiff was awarded multiple damages."
