MULTIPLICITY

Multiplicity

In mathematics, the multiplicity of a member of a multiset is the number of times it appears in the multiset. For example, the number of times a given polynomial equation has a root at a given point.

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multiplicity

Noun

  1. the state of being made of multiple diverse elements
  2. the number of values for which a given condition holds
  3. a large indeterminate number
  4. The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.


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