Multiplicity may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Multiplicity'' (film), a 1996 comedy film starring Michael Keaton
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''Multiplicity'' (album), 2005 studio album by Dave Weckl
Science
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Multiplicity (chemistry)
In spectroscopy and quantum chemistry, the multiplicity of an energy level is defined as ''2S+1'', where ''S'' is the
total spin angular momentum. States with multiplicity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are respectively called singlets, doublets, triplets, quar ...
, multiplicity in quantum chemistry is a function of angular spin momentum
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Multiplicity (informatics)
In software engineering,
a class diagram
in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, operations (or methods), and the re ...
, a type of relationship in class diagrams for Unified Modeling Language used in software engineering
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Multiplicity (mathematics)
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 has a root at a given point is the multiplicity of that root.
The notion of multi ...
, the number of times an element is repeated in a multiset
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Multiplicity (software) Multiplicity is a computer program that enables one keyboard and mouse to access two or more ''client'' computers from a ''host'' computer. It was developed for Stardock as part of their ThinkDesk subscription service, but is available separately. ...
, a software application which allows a user to control two or more computers from one mouse and keyboard
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Multiplicity (statistical mechanics)
In statistical mechanics, multiplicity (also called statistical weight) refers to the number of microstates corresponding to a particular macrostate of a thermodynamic system. Commonly denoted \Omega, it is related to the configuration entropy o ...
, the number of microstates corresponding to a particular macrostate in a thermodynamic system, symbolized by the Greek letter Ω
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Dissociative identity disorder, psychological condition formerly called "multiple personality disorder" where a person exhibits multiple, distinct overlapping identities
* Statistical multiplicity, also known as the problem of
multiple comparisons
Multiple comparisons, multiplicity or multiple testing problem occurs in statistics when one considers a set of statistical inferences simultaneously or estimates a subset of parameters selected based on the observed values.
The larger the numbe ...
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Multiplicity (Christianity)
Godhead (or ''godhood'') refers to the essence or substance (''ousia'') of God in Christianity — God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Appearance in English Bibles
John Wycliffe introduced the term into English Bible versions in two places, and ...
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Multiplicity (philosophy)
Multiplicity () is a philosophical concept developed by Edmund Husserl and Henri Bergson from Riemann's description of the mathematical concept. In his essay The Idea of Duration, Bergson discusses multiplicity in light of the notion of unity. ...
, a philosophical concept
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Multiplicity (subculture)
Multiplicity, also called plurality or polypsychism, is an online subculture of people identifying as having or using multiple personalities, or as having multiple people occupying one mind and body. Multiplicity communities mostly exist online ...
, an online subculture of people who identify as having multiple personalities, some of whom are diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder
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