multiplicity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the property of being multiple
  2. noun a large number
    numerousness; numerosity.

WordNet

Mul`ti*plic"ity noun
Etymology
Cf. F. multiplicité.
Definitions
  1. The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. "A multiplicity of goods." South.

Webster 1913