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Economics

* Multiple finance, 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 the retail and dining markets and many 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 fre ...
, the ratio of a film's total gross to that of its opening weekend


Sociology

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


Science

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Multiple (mathematics) In mathematics, a multiple is the 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 is called the multipli ...
, multiples of numbers *
List of multiple discoveries Historians and sociologists have remarked upon 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 ea ...
, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings * Multiple birth, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples" *
Multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This ...
, an inflammatory disease *Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having dissociative identity disorder


Printing

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Printmaking Printmaking is the process of creating 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 processed techniqu ...
, 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

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Multiple Man James Arthur Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Len Wein, he first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Giant-Size Fantastic F ...
, 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

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Multiplicity (disambiguation) Multiplicity may refer to: In science and the humanities * Multiplicity (mathematics), the number of times an element is repeated in a multiset * Multiplicity (philosophy), a philosophical concept * Multiplicity (psychology), having or using multi ...
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