<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold</li><li>Electricity: (of circuits) arranged in parallel</li><li>(of a circuit or circuits) having a number of points at which connection can be made</li><li>Botany: (of a fruit) collective</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Mathematics: a number that contains another number an integral number of times without a remainder: 12 is a multiple of 3</li><li>Electricity: a group of terminals arranged to make a circuit or group of circuits accessible at a number of points at any one of which connection can be made</li></ul>