multiplicity
State of many
Multiplicity is the quality or state of being multiple—having many parts, forms, or elements.
It often emphasizes abundance or variety: a multiplicity of options, the multiplicity of voices in a democracy.
The word carries a slightly formal tone, appearing more in academic or legal contexts than casual speech.
In mathematics and physics, multiplicity has technical meanings relating to how many times something occurs or how many states a system can occupy.
Extravagant amount present
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
- copiousExisting in abundance
teeming · plentiful · overflowing · ample · galore · richness · prolificacy · superabundance
Mixed collection of things
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- rangeExtent of variation
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
mosaic · patchwork · melange · potpourri · miscellany · smorgasbord · hodgepodge · motley
State of being dissimilar
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
cosmopolitan · kaleidoscopic · inclusivity · polyglot · disparate · pluralistic · wide-ranging · manifold
Extremely large number
- numerousExisting in great quantity
- manyA large quantity
- severalMore than two, fewer than many
- countlessToo numerous to count
scores · legion · masses · hordes · swarms · clusters · aggregation · assemblage
State of elaborate complexity
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
layering · convolution · nuance · elaboration · knottiness · tangledness · labyrinthine · involution
Coexisting in multiple states
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- qubitQuantum information unit
- eigenstateOperator-invariant quantum state
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
Mathematics of abstract collections
- cardinalitySize of a set
- countabilityAbility to be enumerated
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- factorialDescending multiplication of integers
permutation · combination · manifold · polynomial · multivariate · multidimensional · tuple · array
profusion
Extravagant amount present
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
copious · teeming · plentiful · overflowing · ample · galore · richness · prolificacy · superabundance · excess
assortment
Mixed collection of things
medley · mosaic · patchwork · melange · potpourri · miscellany · smorgasbord · hodgepodge · motley · gamut
heterogeneity
State of being dissimilar
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
multicultural · cosmopolitan · kaleidoscopic · inclusivity · polyglot · disparate · pluralistic · wide-ranging · manifold · multiform
myriad
Extremely large number
countless · scores · legion · masses · hordes · swarms · clusters · aggregation · assemblage · collection
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
ramification · layering · convolution · nuance · elaboration · knottiness · tangledness · labyrinthine · involution · interweaving
superposition
Coexisting in multiple states
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- qubitQuantum information unit
- eigenstateOperator-invariant quantum state
multiverse · branching · decoherence · entanglement · coherence
set theory
Mathematics of abstract collections
- cardinalitySize of a set
- countabilityAbility to be enumerated
- enumerationSequential listing of items
factorial · permutation · combination · manifold · polynomial · multivariate · multidimensional · tuple · array · matrix
- quantitiessome, many, few, amount, several
- polynomialspolynomial, polynomials, binomial, monomial, binomials
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
- Deleuze-Guattarirhizome, assemblage, deterritorialization, becoming, immanence
- eigenvalueseigenvalue, eigenvector, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigendecomposition
- spectral dataabsorbance, emission spectrum, intensity, peak, spectrum
multiplicitysingularity
Point where values explode
oneness · uniformity · homogeneity · simplicity · singleness