The difference between Many and Multiple
When used as nouns, many means a multitude, whereas multiple means a whole number that can be divided by another whole number with no remainder.
Many is also determiner with the meaning: an indefinite large number of.
Many is also pronoun with the meaning: a collective mass of people.
Multiple is also adjective with the meaning: more than one (followed by plural).
check bellow for the other definitions of Many and Multiple
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Many as a pronoun:
A collective mass of people.
Examples:
"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many'"
"A great many do not understand this."
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Many as a pronoun:
An indefinite large number of people or things.
Examples:
"'Many are called, but few are chosen."
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Many as a noun:
A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
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Many as a noun:
A considerable number.
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Multiple as an adjective:
More than one (followed by plural).
Examples:
"My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades."
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Multiple as an adjective:
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
Examples:
"Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship."
"It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets."
"'Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites."
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Multiple as a noun (mathematics):
A whole number that can be divided by another whole number with no remainder.
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Multiple as a noun (finance):
Price-earnings ratio.
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Multiple as a noun:
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
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Multiple as a noun:
A single individual who has multiple personalities.
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Multiple as a noun:
One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
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Multiple as a noun:
A chain store.