MUL'TIPLE, a. [L. multiplex; multus, many, and plico, to fold.]
Containing many times.
MUL'TIPLE, n. In arithmetic, a common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a certain number of times exactly; thus 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. but the least common multiple, is the least number which will do this; thus 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.
