morefold

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adjective

Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivemorefold (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsBeing greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

    The base-curves Br, Bs, Bt and Bu of the pencils are morefold curves of the surface L.

    1907, Proceedings of the section of sciences
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    In the case of a morefold coordinated complex a MOcrossing of occupied and unoccupied orbitals takes place, with the consequence that electrons enter molecular orbitals where antibonding 2n*—functions of the CO-molecule are […]

    1981, Tetsurō Seiyama, Kōzō Tanabe, New Horizons in Catalysis

    The argument mentioned at 1166a35, that friendship with oneself is possible only so far as one is two or morefold (heesti duo epleid), has had its authenticity doubted.

    1995, May Sim, The Crossroads of Norm and Nature

    The most important property of these continua for our present purpose, for whose sake alone they are here investigated, is that the relations of the twofold ones may be geometrically represented by surfaces, and of the morefold ones may be reduced to those of the surfaces included in them; which now requires a short further discussion.

    2007, Stephen Hawking, God Created the Integers

    Besides morefold anionic domino processes with one pericyclic reaction, domino sequences combining two initiating anionic with two pericyclic steps have also been developed.

    2007, Lutz F. Tietze, Gordon Brasche, Kersten Gericke, Domino Reactions in Organic Synthesis

    Synonyms: many, numerous

nounmorefold (uncountable)
  1. nonstandardrareuncountablePlurality; multiplicity.

    […] that means that any manipulation that massages the term of such an expression has to be done in morefold.

    1990, A. J. M. Gasteren, On the Shape of Mathematical Arguments

    Synonyms: multipleness, numerousness

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

nounPlurality; multiplicity.

Origin

From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”).

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