Multiple may refer to:

Economics

Multiple finance A financial ratio or accounting ratio states the relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise's financial statements. Often used in accounting, there are many standard ratios used to try to evaluate the overall fin ...

, a method used to analyze stock prices *Multiples of the price-to-earnings ratio *

Chain store A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate many retail markets, dining markets, and service categories in many p ...

s, are also referred to as 'Multiples' *

Box office multiple A box office or ticket office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a wicket. By extension, the term is frequ ...

, the ratio of a film's total gross to that of its opening weekend

Sociology

Multiples (sociology) Historians and sociologists have remarked the occurrence, in science, of "multiple independent discovery". Robert K. Merton defined such "multiples" as instances in which similar Discovery (observation), discoveries are made by scientists working ...

, a theory in sociology of science by Robert K. Merton, see

Science

Multiple (mathematics) In mathematics, a multiple is the Product (mathematics), product of any quantity and an integer. In other words, for the quantities ''a'' and ''b'', it can be said that ''b'' is a multiple of ''a'' if ''b'' = ''na'' for some integer ''n'', which i ...

, multiples of numbers *

List of multiple discoveries Historians and sociologists have remarked the occurrence, in science, of " multiple independent discovery". Robert K. Merton defined such "multiples" as instances in which similar discoveries are made by scientists working independently of each ...

, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings *

Multiple birth A multiple birth is the culmination of a multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gives birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occur in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies. Such births ...

, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples" *

Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to myelinthe insulating covers of nerve cellsin the brain and spinal cord. As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to Action potential, transmit ...

, an inflammatory disease *Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having dissociative identity disorder *

Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibody, antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone ...

(MM), a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell (WBC) called plasma cells.

Printing

Printmaking Printmaking is the process of creating work of art, artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand proces ...

, where ''multiple'' is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US *

Artist's multiple Artist's multiple is a series of identical art objects produced or commissioned by artist according to his or her idea, usually a signed limited edition made specifically for selling. Multiples have been called the most accessible and reasonab ...

, 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