Multiple

(mül'te-pl.) [From L. multiplex, manifold.] (Arith.) A number which contains some other, called its measure, more than once: thus, 6 is a M. of 2, being 3times as many; and 12 is a M. of 6, 4, and3, contain ing the first twice, the second thrice, . M. Ratio is that proportion which exists between multiples. If the le term be an aliquot part of the greater, the ratio of the greater to the le is called a Multiple ratio; and that of the le to the greater a sub-multiple ratio. [s. 623]