multiplicity /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪti/ noun6 •The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.Any failure of their predictions can be explained away by saying that the theory is not a schematic one, that a multiplicity of factors have to be considered, etc. — 1978 •A large indeterminate number.The combined events — the negotiations and the benefit — were a major step in addressing the multiplicity of concerns the group had been talking about for all those years at Doyles. — 1990 •The number of values for which a given condition holds. •The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship. •The number of microstates associated with a given macrostate.... the maximum-entropy (maxent) solution is the one which occurs with greatest multiplicity. — 1988 •The condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body. formsmultiplicities
