transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌməl-tə-ˈpli-sə-tē ]
noun
( plural -ties )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French multiplicité, from Late Latin multiplicitat-, multiplicitas, from Latin multiplic-, multiplex
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the quality or state of being multiple or various
b. : the number of components in a system (as a multiplet or a group of energy levels)
2. : a great number
3. : the number of times a root of an equation or zero of a function occurs when there is more than one root or zero
the multiplicity of x = 2 for the equation ( x - 2) 3 = 0 is 3