maladaptive
         adj 1: showing faulty adaptation [ant: {adaptative}, {adaptive}]

English Dictionary: multivalent	by the DICT Development Group
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Maldivan n a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: Maldivian, Maldivan]
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Maldive Islands n a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean Synonym(s): Maldives, Maldive Islands
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Maldives n a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965 Synonym(s): Maldives, Republic of Maldives a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean Synonym(s): Maldives, Maldive Islands
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Maldivian n a native or inhabitant of Maldives [syn: Maldivian, Maldivan]
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Malta fever n infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache Synonym(s): brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever
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melody pipe n reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played Synonym(s): chanter, melody pipe
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melt off v take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down] Antonym(s): gain, put on
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meltable adj capable of melting Synonym(s): meltable, disintegrable
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moldable adj capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" Synonym(s): fictile, moldable, plastic
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Moldavia n a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 Synonym(s): Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia
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moldboard n wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow Synonym(s): moldboard, mouldboard
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moldboard plow n plow that has a moldboard [syn: moldboard plow, mouldboard plough]
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Moldova n a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 Synonym(s): Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia
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Moldovan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Moldova or its people or culture
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Moldovan monetary unit n monetary unit in Moldova
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Molotov n Soviet statesman (1890-1986) [syn: Molotov, {Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov}] a city in the European part of Russia Synonym(s): Perm, Molotov
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Molotov cocktail n a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick Synonym(s): Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
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mouldboard n wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow Synonym(s): moldboard, mouldboard
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mouldboard plough n plow that has a moldboard [syn: moldboard plow, mouldboard plough]
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multi-billionaire n a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars
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multi-valued adj having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory" Synonym(s): multivalent, multi- valued
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multibank holding company n a bank holding company owning several banks
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multifaceted adj having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" Synonym(s): many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious
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multifactorial adj involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
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multifarious adj having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious noise of a great city"; "a miscellaneous crowd" Synonym(s): many-sided, multifaceted, miscellaneous, multifarious
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multifariously adv in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" Synonym(s): variously, diversely, multifariously
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multifariousness n noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" Synonym(s): diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety
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multiflora n vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock Synonym(s): multiflora, multiflora rose, Japanese rose, baby rose, Rosa multiflora
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multiflora rose n vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock Synonym(s): multiflora, multiflora rose, Japanese rose, baby rose, Rosa multiflora
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multifocal IOL n a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously Synonym(s): multifocal lens implant, multifocal IOL
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multifocal lens implant n a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously Synonym(s): multifocal lens implant, multifocal IOL
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multiform adj occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances; "the multiform universe of nature and man"- John Dewey Antonym(s): uniform, unvarying
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multiparous adj producing more than one offspring at a time [ant: uniparous]
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multipartite adj involving more than two parties
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multiphase adj of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle Synonym(s): multiphase, polyphase
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multiple adj having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" Antonym(s): single n the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
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multiple correlation n a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables Synonym(s): multiple regression, multiple correlation
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multiple correlation coefficient n an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable
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multiple fruit n fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple Synonym(s): aggregate fruit, multiple fruit, syncarp
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multiple mononeuropathy n pathology of several individual nerve trunks
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multiple myeloma n myeloma that develops in several places at the same time
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multiple neuritis n inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) Synonym(s): polyneuritis, multiple neuritis
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multiple personality n a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge Synonym(s): split personality, multiple personality
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multiple regression n a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables Synonym(s): multiple regression, multiple correlation
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multiple sclerosis n a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers Synonym(s): multiple sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated multiple sclerosis
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multiple star n a system of three or more stars associated by gravity
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multiple voting n the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
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multiple-choice adj offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions; "multiple-choice questions"; "a multiple- choice test" Antonym(s): true-false
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multiplex adj many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" Synonym(s): manifold, multiplex having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse" n communicates two or more signals over a common channel a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
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multiplex operation n an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved
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multiplexer n a device that can interleave two or more activities
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multiplicand n the number that is multiplied by the multiplier
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multiplication n the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production Synonym(s): generation, multiplication, propagation a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve" Synonym(s): multiplication, times
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multiplicative adj tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree; "the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation"
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multiplicative inverse n (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 Synonym(s): multiplicative inverse, reciprocal
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multiplicatively adv in a multiplicative manner; "the errors increased multiplicatively"
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multiplicity n the property of being multiple a large number Synonym(s): numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
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multiplied adj greatly increased as by multiplication
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multiplier n the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: multiplier, multiplier factor]
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multiplier factor n the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied [syn: multiplier, multiplier factor]
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multiplier onion n type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning Synonym(s): shallot, eschalot, multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, Allium ascalonicum
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multiply adv in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" Antonym(s): singly v combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: divide, fraction] combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" Synonym(s): multiply, manifold have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" Synonym(s): breed, multiply have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" Synonym(s): reproduce, procreate, multiply
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multipotent adj able to many things; "multipotent drugs"
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multiprocessing n simultaneous processing by two or more processing units Synonym(s): multiprocessing, parallel processing
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multiprocessor n a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
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multiprogramming n the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer Synonym(s): multiprogramming, concurrent execution
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multipurpose adj having multiple uses; "a multipurpose tool"
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multivalence n (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency
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multivalency n (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two Synonym(s): polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency
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multivalent adj used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis Antonym(s): bivalent, double, univalent having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher Synonym(s): polyvalent, multivalent Antonym(s): monovalent, univalent having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent allegory" Synonym(s): multivalent, multi-valued
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multivariate adj pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables
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multivariate analysis n a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable
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multiversity n a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
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multivitamin n a pill or tablet containing several vitamins [syn: multivitamin, multivitamin pill]
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multivitamin pill n a pill or tablet containing several vitamins [syn: multivitamin, multivitamin pill]
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Malt \Malt\, a.       Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.          {Malt liquor}, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter,             etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.          {Malt dust}, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in             making malt; -- used as a fertilizer. [bd] Malt dust             consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the             grain.[b8] --Sir H. Davy.          {Malt floor}, a floor for drying malt.          {Malt house}, [or] {Malthouse}, a house in which malt is             made.          {Malt kiln}, a heated chamber for drying malt.
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Melotype \Mel"o*type\, n. (Photog.)       A picture produced by a process in which development after       exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit       transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself.
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Meltable \Melt"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being melted.
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Moldable \Mold"a*ble\, Mouldable \Mould"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being molded or formed.
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Moldboard \Mold"board`\, Mouldboard \Mould"board`\, n.       1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the             share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.          2. (Founding) A follow board.
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Moltable \Molt"a*ble\, a.       Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. [Obs.]
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Moldable \Mold"a*ble\, Mouldable \Mould"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being molded or formed.
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Moldboard \Mold"board`\, Mouldboard \Mould"board`\, n.       1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the             share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.          2. (Founding) A follow board.
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Mollebart \Mol"le*bart\, n.       An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a       kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.       [Written also {molleb[91]rt} and {mouldeb[91]rt}.]       --Simmonds.
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Multifaced \Mul"ti*faced`\, a. [Multi- + face.]       Having many faces.
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Multifarious \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. multifarius; multus       much, many. Cf. {Bifarious}.]       1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of             various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing             parts; manifold.                         There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of                      the meanest animal.                           --Dr. H. More.          2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical             rows.
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Multifariously \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly\, adv.       With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes       and relations.
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Multifariousness \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness\, n.       1. Multiplied diversity.          2. (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct             and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.             --Burrill.
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Multiferous \Mul*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. multifer; multus much, many       + ferre to bear.]       Bearing or producing much or many. [R.]
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Multifid \Mul"ti*fid\, a. [L. multifidus; multus much, many +       findere to split: cf. F. multifide.] (Bot.)       Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear       sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.
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Multiflorous \Mul`ti*flo"rous\, a. [L. multiflorus; multus much,       many + flos, floris, flower: cf. F. multiflore.] (Bot.)       Having many flowers.
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Multiflue \Mul"ti*flue\, a. [Multi- + flue.]       Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See {Boiler}.
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Boiler \Boil"er\, n.       1. One who boils.          2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.          Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great                variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,                evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.          3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron             plates riveted together, or a composite structure             variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving             engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.          Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or                sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.                Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a                covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.                Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as                plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and                tubular boilers.          {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part containing the             flues.          {Boiler plate}, {Boiler iron}, plate or rolled iron of about             a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making             boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.          {Cylinder boiler}, one which consists of a single iron             cylinder.          {Flue boilers} are usually single shells containing a small             number of large flues, through which the heat either             passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and             sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.          {Locomotive boiler}, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire             box and a large number of small flues leading to the             chimney.          {Multiflue boiler}. Same as {Tubular boiler}, below.          {Sectional boiler}, a boiler composed of a number of             sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar             to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of             the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built             up.          {Tubular boiler}, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,             and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.             See Illust. {of Steam boiler}, under {Steam}.          {Tubulous boiler}. See under {Tubulous}. See {Tube}, n., 6,             and 1st {Flue}.
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Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\, n. [Multi- + foil.] (Arch.)       An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five       divisions or foils. [R.] See {Foil}.
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Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\, a.       Having more than five divisions or foils.
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Multifold \Mul"ti*fold\, a. [Multi- + fold.]       Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
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Multiform \Mul"ti*form\, a. [L. multiformis; multus much, many +       forma shape: cf. F. multiforme.]       Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.                   A plastic and multiform unit.                  --Hare.
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Multiformity \Mul`ti*form"i*ty\, n. [L. multiformitas.]       The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety       of appearances in the same thing. --Purchas.
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Multiformous \Mul`ti*form"ous\, a.       Multiform. [Obs.]
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Multiparous \Mul*tip"a*rous\, a. [Multi- + L. parere to produce:       cf. F. multipare.]       Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.
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Multipartite \Mul*tip"ar*tite\, a. [L. multipartitus multus       much, many partitus divided, p. p.: cf. F. multipartite. See       {Partite}.]       Divided into many parts; having several parts.
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Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, n. [L. multipes, multipeda; multus much,       many + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. multip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.
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Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, a.       Having many feet.
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Multiphase \Mul"ti*phase\, a. [Multi- + phase.]       Having many phases; specif. (Elec.), pertaining to, or       designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying       or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive       force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.
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Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, a.       Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a       multiplane kite.
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Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, n. [Multi- + plane.] (A[89]ronautics)       An a[89]roplane with three or more superposed main planes.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)       A quantity containing another quantity a number of times       without a remainder.          Note:          {A common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of             them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common             multiple of 3 and 4. The          {least common multiple} is the least number that will do             this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.
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Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n. (Elec.)       That arrangement of an electrical system in which all       positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to       one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another       conductor; -- called also {multiple}. Opposed to {series}.          Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in                parallel or in multiple.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)       A quantity containing another quantity a number of times       without a remainder.          Note:          {A common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of             them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common             multiple of 3 and 4. The          {least common multiple} is the least number that will do             this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4.
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Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n. (Elec.)       That arrangement of an electrical system in which all       positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to       one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another       conductor; -- called also {multiple}. Opposed to {series}.          Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in                parallel or in multiple.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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d8Sclerosis \[d8]Scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ([?][?], fr.       sklhro`s hard.]       1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of             induration produced in an organ by increase of its             interstitial connective tissue.          2. (Bot.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification.          {Cerebro-spinal sclerosis} (Med.), an affection in which             patches of hardening, produced by increase of the             neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found             scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is             associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar             jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and             is usually fatal. Called also {multiple, disseminated,             [or] insular, sclerosis}.
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Collective \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F.       collectif.]       1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass,             sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the             {collective} body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley.          2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]             [bd]Critical and collective reason.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.          3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of             individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or             noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.          4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.                         Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central                      point, collective of his sons.            --Young.          5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy,             a note signed by the representatives of several             governments is called a collective note.          {Collective fruit} (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass             of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; --             called also {multiple fruit}. --Gray.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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Integration \In`te*gra"tion\, n. [L. integratio a renewing,       restoring: cf. F. int[82]gration.]       1. The act or process of making whole or entire.          2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function             which has a given function for its differential             coefficient. See {Integral}.          Note: The symbol of integration is [integral2l] (standing for                the Latin summa sum), and the integral is also regarded                as the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of                differentials, when the magnitude of the differentials                decreases, and their number increases indefinitely. See                {Limit}, n. When the summation is made between                specified values of the variable, the result is a                definite integral, and those values of the variable are                the limits of the integral. When the summation is made                successively for two or more variables, the result is a                {multiple integral}.          3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the             manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and             permanent. It is supposed to alternate with             differentiation as an agent in development.
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2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as             produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the             root crop.          3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp.             as a source of nourishment or support; that from which             anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the             root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.             Specifically:             (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a                   stem.                               They were the roots out of which sprang two                            distinct people.                           --Locke.             (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms                   employed in language; a word from which other words                   are formed; a radix, or radical.             (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought                   about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of                   bounty.[b8] --Chaucer.                               The love of money is a root of all kinds of                            evil.                                          --1 Tim. vi.                                                                               10 (rev. Ver.)             (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when                   multiplied into itself will produce that quantity;                   thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into                   itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.             (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone                   from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is                   composed. --Busby.             (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the                   roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the                   mountains.[b8] --Southey.          4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.                         When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer.          {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.)             (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the                   open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of                   trees, etc., serve to support the plant.             (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend                   and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of                   {Mangrove}.          {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous             roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the             squash.          {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root,             from which the rootlets are given off.          {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to             destroy an error root and branch.          {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation             applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation             under {Radical}, n., 2.          {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala.          {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found             on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of             the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.             --Gray.          {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3             (b) .          {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which             lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the             grapevine. See {Phylloxera}.          {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted             for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the             equation.          {Root of a nail}             (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.                                  {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in             the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.          {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the             plant above the radicle.          {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to             become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in             general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to             increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The             bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton.
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Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,       and multiply.]       Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of       more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,       or many, parts.          {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that             when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,             forming two or more different compounds, the higher             proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple             multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions             are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and             oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},             in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are             simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton},             from its discoverer.          {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that             treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more             unlike units.          {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells             (as where an indefinite number of am[d2]boid cells flow             together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper             and even fertilization may have been evolved.          {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under             {Collective}.          {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,             which appear to form a single system.
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{Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting       star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc.          {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular             nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.                      {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so             called from its star-shaped capsules.          {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum             Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a             silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike             fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when             cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of             about sixty species, and the natural order             ({Sapotace[91]}) to which it belongs is called the             Star-apple family.          {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an             astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.          {Star coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of stony             corals belonging to {Astr[91]a}, {Orbicella}, and allied             genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and             contain conspicuous radiating septa.          {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}.          {Star flower}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum};                   star-of-Bethlehem.             (b) See {Starwort}             (b) .             (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis}                   ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray.          {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with             projecting angles; -- whence the name.          {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points             projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of             different parts of the bore of a gun.          {Star grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having                   star-shaped yellow flowers.             (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}.          {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}             ({S. autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}.                      {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants             ({Nostoc commune}, {N. edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}.          {Star lizard}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Stellion}.          {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant             ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike             flower.          {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago}             ({P. coronopus}), growing upon the seashore.          {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other             so as to form a star-shaped figure.          {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the             United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal             stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in             a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,             one for each.                         With the old flag, the true American flag, the                      Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the                      chamber in which we sit.                     --D. Webster.          {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}.          {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with radiating             spines.          {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of             ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions             of some machines.          {Star worm} (Zo[94]l.), a gephyrean.          {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,             shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.             These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be             variable stars of long and undetermined periods.          {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies             periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes             irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes             occur at fixed periods.          {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera             graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Transformer \Trans*form"er\, n.          {Multiple transformer}. (Elec.)       (a) A transformer connected in multiple or in parallel with             the primary circuit.       (b) A transformer with more than one primary or more than one             secondary coil.          {Parallel transformer} (Elec.), a transformer connected in             parallel.
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Multiplex \Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See       {Multiply}.]       Manifold; multiple.
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Multipliable \Mul"ti*pli`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. multipliable.]       Capable of being multiplied. -- {Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness}, n.
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Multipliable \Mul"ti*pli`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. multipliable.]       Capable of being multiplied. -- {Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness}, n.
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Multiplicable \Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble\, a. [L. multiplicabilis.]       Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.
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Multiplicand \Mul"ti*pli*cand`\, n. [L. multiplicandus to be       multiplied: cf. F. multiplicande.] (Math.)       The number which is to be multiplied by another number called       the multiplier. See Note under {Multiplication}.
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Multiplicate \Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of       multiplicare. See {Multiply}.]       Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.          {Multiplicate flower} (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has             an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal             multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.
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Multiplicate \Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of       multiplicare. See {Multiply}.]       Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.          {Multiplicate flower} (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has             an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal             multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf.       F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.]       1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in             number; the state of being multiplied; as, the             multiplication of the human species by natural generation.                         The increase and multiplication of the world.                                                                               --Thackeray.          2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any             given number or quantity a certain number of times;             commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer             computation the result of such repeated additions; also,             the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the             reverse of division.          Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in                mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to                denote any distributive operation expressed by one                symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by                another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are                given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand,                and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y                (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x,                and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive                operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y,                x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful                analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi]                and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is                called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2.          3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts,             especially of petals; augmentation.          4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, --             attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set             of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a             table giving the products of the first ten or twelve             numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10             or 12.
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Compound \Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See       {Compound}, v. t.]       Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;       produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or       things; composite; as, a compound word.                   Compound substances are made up of two or more simple                substances.                                             --I. Watts.          {Compound addition}, {subtraction}, {multiplication},       {division} (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of             compound numbers.          {Compound crystal} (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one             seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined             according to regular laws of composition.          {Compound engine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which             the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder             is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure             cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,             successively.          {Compound ether}. (Chem.) See under {Ether}.          {Compound flower} (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single             flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in             a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or             dandelion.          {Compound fraction}. (Math.) See {Fraction}.          {Compound fracture}. See {Fracture}.          {Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or             arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be             included in his rents. [Eng.]          {Compound interest}. See {Interest}.          {Compound larceny}. (Law) See {Larceny}.          {Compound leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate             blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.          {Compound microscope}. See {Microscope}.          {Compound motion}. See {Motion}.          {Compound number} (Math.), one constructed according to a             varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;             -- called also {denominate number}.          {Compound pier} (Arch.), a clustered column.          {Compound quantity} (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or             more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +             (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are             compound quantities.          {Compound radical}. (Chem.) See {Radical}.          {Compound ratio} (Math.), the product of two or more ratios;             thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c             and b:d.          {Compound rest} (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine             lathe.          {Compound screw} (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two             or more screws with different pitch (a differential             screw), or running in different directions (a right and             left screw).          {Compound time} (Mus.), that in which two or more simple             measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining             of two measures of 3-8 time.          {Compound word}, a word composed of two or more words;             specifically, two or more words joined together by a             hyphen.
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf.       F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.]       1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in             number; the state of being multiplied; as, the             multiplication of the human species by natural generation.                         The increase and multiplication of the world.                                                                               --Thackeray.          2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any             given number or quantity a certain number of times;             commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer             computation the result of such repeated additions; also,             the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the             reverse of division.          Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in                mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to                denote any distributive operation expressed by one                symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by                another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are                given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand,                and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y                (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x,                and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive                operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y,                x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful                analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi]                and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is                called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2.          3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts,             especially of petals; augmentation.          4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, --             attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set             of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a             table giving the products of the first ten or twelve             numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10             or 12.
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Compound \Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See       {Compound}, v. t.]       Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;       produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or       things; composite; as, a compound word.                   Compound substances are made up of two or more simple                substances.                                             --I. Watts.          {Compound addition}, {subtraction}, {multiplication},       {division} (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of             compound numbers.          {Compound crystal} (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one             seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined             according to regular laws of composition.          {Compound engine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which             the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder             is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure             cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,             successively.          {Compound ether}. (Chem.) See under {Ether}.          {Compound flower} (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single             flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in             a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or             dandelion.          {Compound fraction}. (Math.) See {Fraction}.          {Compound fracture}. See {Fracture}.          {Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or             arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be             included in his rents. [Eng.]          {Compound interest}. See {Interest}.          {Compound larceny}. (Law) See {Larceny}.          {Compound leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate             blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.          {Compound microscope}. See {Microscope}.          {Compound motion}. See {Motion}.          {Compound number} (Math.), one constructed according to a             varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;             -- called also {denominate number}.          {Compound pier} (Arch.), a clustered column.          {Compound quantity} (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or             more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +             (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are             compound quantities.          {Compound radical}. (Chem.) See {Radical}.          {Compound ratio} (Math.), the product of two or more ratios;             thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c             and b:d.          {Compound rest} (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine             lathe.          {Compound screw} (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two             or more screws with different pitch (a differential             screw), or running in different directions (a right and             left screw).          {Compound time} (Mus.), that in which two or more simple             measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining             of two measures of 3-8 time.          {Compound word}, a word composed of two or more words;             specifically, two or more words joined together by a             hyphen.
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Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf.       F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.]       1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in             number; the state of being multiplied; as, the             multiplication of the human species by natural generation.                         The increase and multiplication of the world.                                                                               --Thackeray.          2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any             given number or quantity a certain number of times;             commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer             computation the result of such repeated additions; also,             the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the             reverse of division.          Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in                mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to                denote any distributive operation expressed by one                symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by                another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are                given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand,                and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y                (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x,                and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive                operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y,                x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful                analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi]                and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is                called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2.          3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts,             especially of petals; augmentation.          4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, --             attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set             of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a             table giving the products of the first ten or twelve             numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10             or 12.
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Multiplicative \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. multiplicatif.]       Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease       numbers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplicatively \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly\, adv.       So as to multiply.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplicator \Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F.       multiplicateur. Cf. {Multiplier}.]       The number by which another number is multiplied; a       multiplier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplicious \Mul`ti*pli"cious\, a. [See {Multiplex}.]       Manifold. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplicity \Mul`ti*plic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. multiplicit[82].]       The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state       of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or       objects. [bd]A multiplicity of goods.[b8] --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.       multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]       1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add             quantity to.                         Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.                                                                               --Ames.          2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a             certain number of times; to find the product of by             multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number             56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under             {Multiplication}.          3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.]          {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.          {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf.       {Multiplicator}.]       1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.          2. (Math.) The number by which another number is multiplied.             See the Note under {Multiplication}.          3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by             repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or             action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to             render such a force or action appreciable or measurable             when feeble. See {Thermomultiplier}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.       multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]       1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add             quantity to.                         Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.                                                                               --Ames.          2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a             certain number of times; to find the product of by             multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number             56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under             {Multiplication}.          3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.]          {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.          {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. i.       1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.                         When men began to multiply on the face of the earth,                      and daughters were born unto them.      --Gen. vi. 1.          2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.                         The word of God grew and multiplied.   --Acts xii.                                                                               24.          3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lens \Lens\ (l[ecr]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} (-[ecr]z). [L. lens a       lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double       convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.)       A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with       two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one       curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly       or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the       direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or       otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces       are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some       other figure. Lenses          Note: Of spherical lenses, there are six varieties, as shown                in section in the figures herewith given: viz., a                plano-concave; b double-concave; c plano-convex; d                double-convex; e converging concavo-convex, or                converging meniscus; f diverging concavo-convex, or                diverging meniscus.          {Crossed lens} (Opt.), a double-convex lens with one radius             equal to six times the other.          {Crystalline lens}. (Anat.) See {Eye}.          {Fresnel lens} (Opt.), a compound lens formed by placing             around a central convex lens rings of glass so curved as             to have the same focus; used, especially in lighthouses,             for concentrating light in a particular direction; -- so             called from the inventor.          {Multiplying} {lens [or] glass} (Opt.), a lens one side of             which is plane and the other convex, but made up of a             number of plane faces inclined to one another, each of             which presents a separate image of the object viewed             through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied.                      {Polyzonal lens}. See {Polyzonal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.       multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]       1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add             quantity to.                         Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.                                                                               --Ames.          2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a             certain number of times; to find the product of by             multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number             56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under             {Multiplication}.          3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.]          {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.          {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.       multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]       1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add             quantity to.                         Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.                                                                               --Ames.          2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a             certain number of times; to find the product of by             multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number             56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under             {Multiplication}.          3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.]          {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.          {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.       multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]       1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add             quantity to.                         Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.                                                                               --Ames.          2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a             certain number of times; to find the product of by             multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number             56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under             {Multiplication}.          3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of             alchemy. [Obs.]          {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.          {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.] (Biol.)       Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic       nerve cells which have several radiating processes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.]       1. Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve             cell which has several dendrites.          2. (Elec.) Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field             magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such a             field magnet or (sometimes) armature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multipotent \Mul*tip"o*tent\, a. [L. multipotens; multus much +       potens powerful. See {Potent}.]       Having manifold power, or power to do many things. [bd]Jove       multipotent.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multipresence \Mul`ti*pres"ence\, n.       The state or power of being multipresent.                   The multipresence of Christ's body.         --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multipresent \Mul`ti*pres"ent\, a. [Multi- + present, a.]       Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more       places at once.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivagant \Mul*tiv"a*gant\, Multivagous \Mul*tiv"a*gous\, a.       [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p.       pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.]       Wandering much. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivagant \Mul*tiv"a*gant\, Multivagous \Mul*tiv"a*gous\, a.       [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p.       pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.]       Wandering much. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalence \Mul*tiv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)       Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or       radical.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalent \Mul*tiv"a*lent\, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See       {Valence}.] (Chem.)       (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.       (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two       pieces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a.       [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]       1. Having many valves.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; --             said of certain shells, as the chitons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a.       [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]       1. Having many valves.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; --             said of certain shells, as the chitons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiversant \Mul*tiv"er*sant\, a. [Multi- + L. versans, p. pr.       See {Versant}.]       Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivious \Mul*tiv"i*ous\, a. & adv. [L. multivius; multus many       + via way.]       Having many ways or roads; by many ways. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multivocal \Mul*tiv"o*cal\, a. [Multi- + vocal.]       Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning;       equivocal. [bd]An ambiguous multivocal word.[b8] --Coleridge.       -- n. A multivocal word. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Malta Bend, MO (town, FIPS 45632)       Location: 39.19425 N, 93.36414 W       Population (1990): 289 (125 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multi-BinProlog          A {multi-threaded} {Linda}-style parallel extension       to {BinProlog} for {Solaris} 2.3.          Version: 3.30.          (1995-04-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiflow Computer          A now-defunct computer company, best known for its       work in {Very Long Instruction Word} processors.          Address: New Haven, Conn. USA.          (1995-03-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multi-part key          {compound key}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multi-Pascal          An extension of {Pascal-S} with {multiprocessing} features.       Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester,       P-H 1993.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiple access          {multiplexing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiple Document Interface          (MDI) The ability of an {application program} to       show windows giving views of more than one document at a time.          The opposite is {Single Document Interface} (SDI).          (1999-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiple inheritance          In {object-oriented programming}, the       possibility that a {sub-class} may be derived from multiple       {parent classes} which are themselves not derived one from the       other.          (1997-08-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data          {Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data          (MIMD) The classification under {Flynn's taxonomy} of a       {parallel processor} where many {functional unit}s perform       different operations on different data.   Examples would be a       network of {workstation}s or {transputer}s.   Compare {SIMD}.          (1994-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiple Master          (Or "Multiple Master Font") A {font}       that is a mixture of two or more other fonts.          A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to       sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit).   A       weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design       for the creation of a multiple master font {instance}.          A Multiple Master instance is a single {interpolation} of a       multiple master font as created by a user or application.          {ATM Glossary       (http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/devrelations/typeforum/glossary.html)}.          {Useable fonts       (http://susi.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Mirror/winsite/win3/fonts_atm.html)}.          (1998-05-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiple perspective software development          A decentralised approach to software development       which, instead of adopting a monolithic representation and       centralised control, models development in terms of       collaboration between autonomous partial systems.          Software development usually involves people with different       goals, expertise, and backgrounds, and the use of a wide range       of formalisms, tools, and environments.   As information is       exchanged between participants, dependencies may be       established between information created by them.   Multiple       perspective software development may be mapped into the       transaction model which can be used to prevent uncoordinated       access to interdependent information causing inconsistency.          [Fox Wai-Leung Poon]          (1995-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiple value          (MU) A one-to-many relationship between entries in       a database, for example a person may have an address field       which spanned multiple records (with different indexes).       Multiple values are a non-{relational} technique.          MUs have recently been made available in {DB2}, despite the       product being so heavily influenced by {Codd's Laws} of       {relational databases}.          [Confirm, clarify?]          (1995-10-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiple Virtual Storage          (MVS) Release 2 of {OS/VS2}, called MVS       because it had multiple 16 MB virtual address spaces, in       contrast to {SVS}.   MVS ran on the {IBM 390} series       {mainframes}.   It became MVS/SP, then MVS/XA (with 31-bit       addressing) and then MVS/ESA.          MVS/Open Edition (MVS/OE), aimed at the growing {open systems}       market, added {TCP/IP} and {Unix} support in an MVS address       space, allowing users to run IBM, {CICS}-type applications,       {batch} applications and Unix.          MVS/ESA was repackaged as {OS/390} as a marketing exercise but       it's basically the same thing.          Version: 5.1.          [Features?   Dates?]          (1999-01-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiplex printer          A {duplex} circuit using {time-division       multiplexing} to provide multiple duplex channels over one       wire.          For example, channels A, B, C, and D could be used for       simultaneous transmission in both directions.          (2000-04-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiplexer          {multiplexor}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiplexing          1. (Or "multiple access") Combining several       signals for transmission on some shared medium (e.g. a       telephone wire).   The signals are combined at the transmitter       by a multiplexor (a "mux") and split up at the receiver by a       demultiplexor.   The communications channel may be shared       between the independent signals in one of several different       ways: {time division multiplexing}, {frequency division       multiplexing}, or {code division multiplexing}.          If the inputs take turns to use the output channel ({time       division multiplexing}) then the output {bandwidth} need be no       greater than the maximum bandwidth of any input.          If many inputs may be active simultaneously then the output       bandwidth must be at least as great as the total bandwidth of       all simultaneously active inputs.   In this case the       multiplexor is also known as a {concentrator}.          (1995-03-02)          2. Writing multiple {logical} copies of {data}       {files}.   Placing the copies on totally separate {paths} to       {mirror}ed {devices} greatly reduces the probability of all       copies being corrupt.   Multiplexing differs from mirroring in       that mirroring takes one data file and copies it to many       devices, thus making it possible to copy a corrupt file many       times.   Multiplexing writes the data files to many places       simultaneously; there is no "original" data file.          (2001-05-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiplexor          {multiplexing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiplexor Channel          (MPX) {mainframe} terminology for a slow peripheral device       connection, e.g. for a {printer}, operator console, or card       reader.          (1997-06-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multipop-68          An early {time-sharing} {operating system}       developed in Edinburgh by Robin Popplestone and others.   It       was inspired by {MIT}' {Project MAC}, via a "MiniMac" project       which was aborted when it became obvious that {Elliot       Brothers} Ltd. could not supply the necessary disk storage.       Multipop was highly efficient in its use of machine resources       to support {symbolic programming}, and effective - e.g. in       supporting the development of the {Boyer-Moore theorem prover}       and of Burstall and Darlington's transformation work.          It was not good at supporting the user programs which were       then the standard fare of computing, e.g. matrix inversion.       This arose from the fact that while the {POP-2} compiler       generated good code for function call (which is a lot of what       layered systems like operating systems do) it did not generate       efficient code for arithmetic or store access, because there       was no way to police the generation of illegal objects       statically.   ({Hindley-Milner type} checking did not exist).       Indeed, since many OS features like file-access were performed       by function-call (of a {closure}) rather than an OS call       requiring a {context switch}, POP-2 actually gained       performance.          Multipop68 was efficient primarily because the one language,       POP-2 served all purposes: it was the command language for the       operating system as well as being the only available       programming language.   Thus there was no need to swap in       compilers etc.   All store management was accomplished       uniformly by the {garbage collector}, as opposed to having       store management for the OS and store management for each       application.          There was a substantial amount of {assembly language} in       Multipop68.   This was primarily for interrupt handling, and it       is difficult to handle this without a {real-time}       garbage-collector.          [Edited from a posting by Robin Popplestone].          (1995-03-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiprocessing          {multitasking}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiprocessor          {parallel processor}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multiprogramming          {multitasking}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multiprotocol Label Switching          (MPLS) A {packet switching} {protocol} developed       by the {IETF}.   Initially developed to improve switching       speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important.          MPLS adds a 32-{bit} label to each {packet} to improve       {network} efficiency and to enable {routers} to direct       {packets} along predefined routes in accordance with the       required {quality of service}.   The label is added when the       {packet} enters the MPLS {network}, and is based on an       analysis of the {packet} {header}.   The label contains       information on the route along which the {packet} may travel,       and the {forwarding equivalence class} (FEC) of the {packet}.       Packets with the same {FEC} are routed through the {network}       in the same way.          Routers make forwarding decisions based purely on the contents       of the label.   This simplifies the work done by the {router},       leading to an increase in speed.   At each {router}, the label       is replaced with a new label, which tells the next {router}       how to forward the {packet}.   The label is removed when the       {packet} leaves the MPLS {network}.          Modern {ASIC}-based routers can look up routes fast enough to       make the speed increase less important.   However, MPLS still       has some benefits.   The use of {FEC}s allows {QoS} levels to       be guaranteed, and MPLS allows {IP} {tunnel}s to be created       through a {network}, so that {VPN}s can be implemented without       {encryption}.          {MPLS Resource Center (http://www.mplsrc.com/)}.          [RFC 3031]          (2002-04-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions          (MIME) A {standard} for multi-part,       {multimedia} {electronic mail} messages and {World-Wide Web}       {hypertext} documents on the {Internet}.   MIME provides the       ability to transfer non-textual data, such as graphics,       {audio} and fax.   It is defined in {RFC 2045}, {RFC 2046},       {RFC 2047}, {RFC 2048}, {RFC 2049}, and {BCP0013}.   It uses       {mimencode} to encode binary data into {base 64} using a       subset of {ASCII}.          {FAQ       (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/mail/mime-faq/top.html)}.          (1995-04-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Multi-Version Concurrency Control          (MVCC) An advanced technique for improving       multi-user {database} performance.          The main difference between multiversion and lock models is       that in MVCC locks acquired for querying (reading) data don't       conflict with locks acquired for writing data and so reading       never blocks writing and writing never blocks reading.          This technique is used in the {free software} database       {PostgreSQL}.          (1999-06-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
multi-way branch          {switch statement}
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Maldives       Maldives:Geography       Location: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean,    south-southwest of India       Map references: Asia       Area:    total area: 300 sq km    land area: 300 sq km    comparative area: slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Washington,    DC       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 644 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 35-310 nm as defined by geographic    coordinates; segment of zone coincides with maritime boundary with    India    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to    March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)       Terrain: flat with elevations only as high as 2.5 meters       Natural resources: fish       Land use:    arable land: 10%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 3%    forest and woodland: 3%    other: 84%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water    supplies    natural hazards: low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea    level rise    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified -    Law of the Sea       Note: 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls; archipelago of    strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean       Maldives:People       Population: 261,310 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 47% (female 60,038; male 63,042)    15-64 years: 50% (female 63,526; male 67,020)    65 years and over: 3% (female 3,537; male 4,147) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.58% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 42.8 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 65.49 years    male: 63.99 years    female: 67.07 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.17 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Maldivian(s)    adjective: Maldivian       Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African       Religions: Sunni Muslim       Languages: Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic),    English spoken by most government officials       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1985)    total population: 91%    male: 91%    female: 92%       Labor force: 66,000 (est.)    by occupation: fishing industry 25%       Maldives:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Maldives    conventional short form: Maldives       Digraph: MV       Type: republic       Capital: Male       Administrative divisions: 19 districts (atolls); Aliff, Baa, Daalu,    Faafu, Gaafu Aliff, Gaafu Daalu, Haa Aliff, Haa Daalu, Kaafu, Laamu,    Laviyani, Meemu, Naviyani, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa, Waavu       Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965)       Constitution: 4 June 1968       Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures of English common    law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ    jurisdiction       Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM    (since 11 November 1978); election last held 1 October 1993 (next to    be held 1998); results - President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM was reelected    with 92.76% of the vote    cabinet: Ministry of Atolls; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    Citizens' Council (Majlis): elections last held 2 December 1994 (next    to be held NA December 1999); results - percent of vote NA; seats -    (48 total, 40 elected, 8 appointed by the president) independents 40       Judicial branch: High Court       Political parties and leaders: although political parties are not    banned, none exist; country governed by the Didi clan for the past    eight centuries       Member of: AsDB, C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB,    IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU,    NAM, OIC, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US: Maldives has no embassy in the US,    but does have a UN mission in New York; Permanent Representative to    the UN Ahmed ZAKI       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to    Maldives and makes periodic visits there    consular agency: Midhath Hilmy, Male    telephone: 322581       Flag: red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a    vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the    hoist side of the flag       Economy       Overview: Fishing is the largest industry, employing 25% of the work    force and accounting for over 60% of exports. Over 90% of government    tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-related taxes. During    the 1980s tourism became one of the most important and highest growth    sectors of the economy. In 1993, tourism accounted for 17% of GDP and    more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. The    Maldivian government initiated an economic reform program in 1989    initially by lifting import quotas and opening some exports to the    private sector. Subsequently, it has liberalized regulations to allow    more foreign investment. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to    play a minor role in the economy, constrained by the limited    availability of cultivatable land and the shortage of domestic labor.    Most staple foods must be imported. In 1993, industry which consisted    mainly of garment production, boat building, and handicrafts accounted    for about 6% of GDP.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $360 million (1993    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5.4% (1993 est.)       National product per capita: $1,500 (1993 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% (1993)       Unemployment rate: NEGL%       Budget:    revenues: $95 million (excluding foreign transfers)    expenditures: $143 million, including capital expenditures of $71    million (1993 est.)       Exports: $38.5 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: fish, clothing    partners: US, UK, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Germany       Imports: $177.8 million (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: consumer goods, intermediate and capital goods, petroleum    products    partners: Singapore, Germany, Sri Lanka, India, Japan       External debt: $130 million (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 24% (1990); accounts for 6% of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 5,000 kW    production: 30 million kWh    consumption per capita: 123 kWh (1993)       Industries: fishing and fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat    building, some coconut processing, garments, woven mats, coir (rope),    handicrafts       Agriculture: fishing, coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-88), $28 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $125 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $14 million       Currency: 1 rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari       Exchange rates: rufiyaa (Rf) per US$1 - 11.770 (January 1995), 11.586    (1994), 10.957 (1993), 10.569 (1992), 10.253 (1991), 9.509 (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Maldives:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: NA    paved: NA    unpaved: NA (Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city)       Ports: Gan, Male       Merchant marine:    total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 50,384 GRT/77,771 DWT    ships by type: cargo 14, container 1, oil tanker 1       Airports:    total: 2    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1       Maldives:Communications       Telephone system: 2,804 telephones; minimal domestic and international    facilities    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Maldives:Defense Forces       Branches: National Security Service (paramilitary police force)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 57,172; males fit for military    service 31,911 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Moldova       Moldova:Geography       Location: Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania       Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - European States       Area:    total area: 33,700 sq km    land area: 33,700 sq km    comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Hawaii       Land boundaries: total 1,389 km, Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: certain territory of Moldova and Ukraine -    including Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina - are considered by    Bucharest as historically a part of Romania; this territory was    incorporated into the former Soviet Union following the    Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1940       Climate: moderate winters, warm summers       Terrain: rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea       Natural resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum       Land use:    arable land: 50%    permanent crops: 13%    meadows and pastures: 9%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 28%       Irrigated land: 2,920 sq km (1990)       Environment:    current issues: heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned    pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater;    extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,    Climate Change       Note: landlocked       Moldova:People       Population: 4,489,657 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 27% (female 588,155; male 609,372)    15-64 years: 64% (female 1,487,170; male 1,386,293)    65 years and over: 9% (female 258,958; male 159,709) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 0.36% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 15.93 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 10.05 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -2.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 29.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 68.22 years    male: 64.81 years    female: 71.8 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Moldovan(s)    adjective: Moldovan       Ethnic divisions: Moldavian/Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian    13%, Gagauz 3.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%, other 1.7% (1989 figures)       note: internal disputes with ethnic Russians and Ukrainians in the    Dniester region and Gagauz Turks in the south       Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about    1,000 members) (1991)    note: the large majority of churchgoers are ethnic Moldavian       Languages: Moldovan (official; virtually the same as the Romanian    language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989)    total population: 96%    male: 99%    female: 94%       Labor force: 2.03 million (January 1994)    by occupation: agriculture 34.4%, industry 20.1%, other 45.5% (1985    figures)       Moldova:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Moldova    conventional short form: Moldova    local long form: Republica Moldova    local short form: none    former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia       Digraph: MD       Type: republic       Capital: Chisinau       Administrative divisions: previously divided into 40 rayons; new    districts possible under new constitution in 1994       Independence: 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)       National holiday: Independence Day, 27 August 1991       Constitution: new constitution adopted NA July 1994; replaces old    Soviet constitution of 1979       Legal system: based on civil law system; no judicial review of    legislative acts; does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction but    accepts many UN and OSCE documents       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Mircea SNEGUR (since 3 September 1990);    election last held 8 December 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results    - Mircea SNEGUR ran unopposed and won 98.17% of vote; note - President    SNEGUR was named executive president by the Supreme Soviet on 3    September 1990 and was confirmed by popular election on 8 December    1991    head of government: Prime Minister Andrei SANGHELI (since 1 July 1992;    reappointed 5 April 1994 after elections for new legislature); First    Deputy Prime Minister Ion GUTU (since NA)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on    recommendation of the prime minister       Legislative branch: unicameral    Parliament: elections last held 27 February 1994 (next to be held NA    1999); results - percent by party NA; seats - (104 total)    Agrarian-Democratic Party 56, Socialist/Yedinstvo Bloc 28, Peasants    and Intellectual Bloc 11, Christian Democratic Popular Front 9       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Popular Front    (formerly Moldovan Popular Front), Iurie ROSCA, chairman; Yedinstvo    Intermovement, Vladimir SOLONARI, chairman; Social Democratic Party,    Oazu NANTOI, chairman, two other chairmen; Agrarian-Democratic Party,    Dumitru MOTPAN, chairman; Democratic Party, Gheorghe GHIMPU, chairman;    Democratic Labor Party, Alexandru ARSENI, chairman; Reform Party,    Anatol SELARU; Republican Party, Victor PUSCAS; Socialist Party,    Valeriu SENIC, cochairman; Communist Party, Vladimir VORONIN,    cochairman; Peasants and Intellectuals Bloc       Other political or pressure groups: United Council of Labor    Collectives (UCLC), Igor SMIRNOV, chairman; Congress of Intellectuals,    Alexandru MOSANU; The Ecology Movement of Moldova (EMM), G. MALARCHUK,    chairman; The Christian Democratic League of Women of Moldova (CDLWM),    L. LARI, chairman; National Christian Party of Moldova (NCPM), D.    TODIKE, M. BARAGA, V. NIKU, leaders; The Peoples Movement Gagauz    Khalky (GKh), S. GULGAR, leader; The Democratic Party of Gagauzia    (DPG), G. SAVOSTIN, chairman; The Alliance of Working People of    Moldova (AWPM), G. POLOGOV, president; Christian Alliance for Greater    Romania; Stefan the Great Movement; Liberal Convention of Moldova;    Association of Victims of Repression; Christian Democratic Youth    League       Member of: BSEC, CE (guest), CIS, EBRD, ECE, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, ILO,    IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU,    NACC, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Nicolae TAU    chancery: Suites 329, 333, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005    telephone: [1] (202) 783-3012    FAX: [1] (202) 783-3342       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Mary C. PENDLETON    embassy: Strada Alexei Mateevich #103, Chisinau    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [373] (2) 23-37-72    FAX: [373] (2) 23-30-44       Flag: same color scheme as Romania - 3 equal vertical bands of blue    (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman    eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a    yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons    and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield    divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star,    rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow       Economy       Overview: Moldova enjoys a favorable climate and good farmland but has    no major mineral deposits. As a result, Moldova's economy is primarily    based on agriculture, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco.    Moldova must import all of its supplies of oil, coal, and natural gas,    and energy shortages have contributed to sharp production declines    since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Moldovan government    is making steady progress on an ambitious economic reform agenda, and    the IMF has called Moldova a model for the region. As part of its    reform efforts, Chisinau has introduced a stable currency, freed all    prices, stopped issuing preferential credits to state enterprises and    backed their steady privatization, removed export controls, and freed    interest rates. Chisinau appears strongly committed to continuing    these reforms in 1995. Meanwhile, privatization of medium and large    enterprises got underway in mid-1994 and is expected to pick up speed    in 1995. To improve its precarious energy situation, Chisinau reached    an agreement with Moscow in December 1994 on gas deliveries for 1995.    Gazprom, Russia's national gas company, has agreed to reduce prices    for natural gas deliveries to Moldova from the world market price of    $80/thousand cubic meters (tcm) to $58/tcm in return for part    ownership of the Moldovan pipeline system.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $11.9 billion (1994    estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992)       National product real growth rate: -30% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $2,670 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.6% per month (1994)       Unemployment rate: 1% (includes only officially registered unemployed;    large numbers of underemployed workers)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA    note: budget deficit for 1993 approximately 6% of GDP       Exports: $144 million to outside the FSU countries (1994); over 70% of    exports go to FSU countries    commodities: foodstuffs, wine, tobacco, textiles and footwear,    machinery, chemicals (1991)    partners: Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Romania, Germany       Imports: $174 million from outside the FSU countries (1994); over 70%    of imports are from FSU countries    commodities: oil, gas, coal, steel, machinery, foodstuffs,    automobiles, and other consumer durables    partners: Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Romania, Germany       External debt: $300 million (as of 11 December 1994)       Industrial production: growth rate -30% (1994 est.)       Electricity:    capacity: 3,000,000 kW    production: 8.2 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 1,830 kWh (1994)       Industries: key products are canned food, agricultural machinery,    foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines,    hosiery, refined sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles       Agriculture: accounts for about 40% of GDP; Moldova's principal    economic activity; products are vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar    beets, sunflower seed, meat, milk, tobacco       Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis; mostly    for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western    Europe       Economic aid:    recipient: joint EC-US loan (1993), $127 million; IMF STF credit    (1993), $64 million; IMF stand-by loan (1993), $72 million; US    commitments (1992-93), $61 million in humanitarian aid, $11 million in    technical assistance; World Bank loan (1993), $60 million; Russia    (1993), 50 billion ruble credit; Romania (1993), 20 billion lei credit       Currency: the leu (plural lei) was introduced in late 1993       Exchange rates: lei per US$1 - 4.277 (22 December 1994)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Moldova:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 1,150 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial    lines    broad gauge: 1,150 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)       Highways:    total: 20,000 km    paved or graveled: 13,900 km    unpaved: earth 6,100 km (1990)       Pipelines: natural gas 310 km (1992)       Ports: none       Airports:    total: 26    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2    with paved runways under 914 m: 3    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 5    with unpaved runways under 914 m: 8       Moldova:Communications       Telephone system: 577,000 telephones; 134 telephones/1,000 persons;    telecommunication system not well developed; 215,000 unsatisfied    requests for telephone service (1991)    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: international connections to the other former Soviet    republics by land line and microwave radio relay through Ukraine, and    to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international    gateway switch; 1 EUTELSAT and 1 INTELSAT earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: NA    televisions: NA       Moldova:Defense Forces       Branches: Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security    Forces (internal and border troops)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,116,912; males fit for    military service 881,642; males reach military age (18) annually    35,447 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: $NA, 2% of GDP (1994)