Multiple

mul′ti-pl, adj. having many folds or parts: repeated many times.— n. a number or quantity which contains another an exact number of times.— n. Mul′tiplepoinding ( Scots law ), a proce by which a person who has funds claimed by more than one, in order not to have to pay more than once, brings them all into court that one of them may establish his right.— Common multiple , a number or quantity that can be divided by each of several others without a remainder; Least common multiple , the smallest number that forms a common multiple. [L. multiplex — multus , many, plicāre , to fold.]