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noun
- (context, now historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
- (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
- (context, US regional, plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal.
- 1830 http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/aee501/sheep.html Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- :My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.
- (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> and is a Hausdorff space.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, varií«teit, f)
- German: (t, de, Mannigfaltigkeit, f)
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- Italian: varietí (it)
adjective
- various, Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated; diverse.(rfex)
- exhibit, Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
- c1384 ... the manyfold grace of God. " I Petre 4:10 (http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/wycliffe/ Wycliffe's Bible)
- 1611 The manifold wisdom of God. " http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28King_James%29/Ephesians?oldid=448367
- Chapter_3 Ephesians 3:10. (King James Bible)
Translations: - Dutch: nl(nl, veelvuldig}}, (t, nl, talrijk), (t, nl, veelvoudig), {t)divers
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(trans-top, exhibited at diverse times or in various ways)
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Etymology: many + -fold; from manifeald, manigfeald.
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