Multiple

The word multiple can refer to:

Economics

• Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices
• Multiples of the price-to-earnings ratio
• Chain stores are also referred to as 'Multiples'

Sociology

• Multiples (sociology), a theory in sociology of science by Robert K. Merton, see

Science

• Multiple (mathematics), multiples of numbers
• List of multiple discoveries, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings
• Multiple birth, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples"
• Multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease
• Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having dissociative identity disorder

Printing

• Printmaking, where multiple is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US
• Artist's multiple, series of identical prints, collages or objects by an artist, subverting the idea of the original

Fiction

• Multiple Man, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who is Steve Gobs.

Music

• Multiples (album), a 2005 music album by Keith Fullerton Whitman
• Multiple (album), a 1973 album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson

Other

• Multiple Bets, types of bet in the UK, involving two or more selections

See also

• Multiplicity (disambiguation)