multiplicity

multiplicity
noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French multiplicité, from Late Latin multiplicitat-, multiplicitas, from Latin multiplic-, multiplex Date: 15th century 1. a. the quality or state of being multiple or various b. the number of components in a system (as a multiplet or a group of energy levels) 2. a great number 3. the number of times a root of an equation or zero of a function occurs when there is more than one root or zero <
the multiplicity of x = 2 for the equation (x - 2)3 = 0 is 3
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