multiple
part of speech
noun (multiple, multiples); adjective (multiple)
meaning for a pupil
1) A multiple of a number is what you get when you multiply it by a whole number. 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3. tree →
2) Multiple (adjective) means many: «multiple choice», «multiple times». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: numbers in a times table; «multiples of 5»; common multiples and the lowest common multiple; divisibility; multiple-choice questions. In everyday life: «multiple choice» tests, «multiple times». Phrases: «a multiple of», «common multiple», «lowest common multiple», «multiple choice».
examples
- List the multiples of 4 below 20. tree →
- Is 18 a multiple of 6? tree →
- Find a common multiple of 2 and 3. tree →
- The number is a multiple of 5. tree →
- Multiples of 10 end in 0. tree →
- 12 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. tree →
- Choose the right answer in the multiple-choice quiz. tree →
- I've told you multiple times to tidy up! tree →
note
Do not mix up «multiple» and «factor»: 3 is a factor of 12, and 12 is a multiple of 3. Every number is a multiple of itself and of 1. Maths: points to multiplication and divisibility. Trap: multiples go on forever; factors are a short list.
In the corpora
- Two things that repeat meet again at the smallest number that is a multiple of both repeat times.
- Check the multiples of the larger time one by one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «multiple» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.