Difference between Multiplex and Multiple

What is the difference between Multiplex and Multiple?

Multiplex as a noun is a building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently while Multiple as a noun is a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder; thus 14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7

Multiplex

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To interleave several activities To combine several signals into a single signal To make a multiplex throw.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Comprising several interleaved parts

Multiple

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having more than one element, part, component or function

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A number that may be divided by another number with no remainder; thus 14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7Price-earnings ratio.One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.

Example sentence: I went into hospital with left-side weakness and speech problems and was diagnosed with a stroke. And then I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

We hope you now know whether to use Multiplex or Multiple in your sentence.

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