Multiple

Last updated October 28, 2025

Multiple may refer to:

Economics

Multiple finance, a method used to analyze stock prices
Multiples of the price-to-earnings ratio
Chain stores, are also referred to as 'Multiples'
Box office multiple, the ratio of a film's total gross to that of its opening weekend

Multiples (sociology), a theory in sociology of science by Robert K. Merton, see

Multiple (mathematics), multiples of numbers
List of multiple discoveries, instances of scientists, working independently of each other, reaching similar findings
Multiple birth, because having twins is sometimes called having "multiples"
Multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease
Parlance for people with multiple identities, sometimes called "multiples"; often theorized as having dissociative identity disorder
Multiple myeloma (MM), a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell (WBC) called plasma cells.

Printmaking, where multiple is often used as a term for a print, especially in the US
Artist's multiple, series of identical prints, collages or objects by an artist, subverting the idea of the original