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Multiple Smaller Number Divided Numerical System Derived Babylonians

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If one number is a m_______ of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.
Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.
word multiple
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adjective
You use multiple to describe things that consist of many parts, involve many people, or have many uses.
He died of multiple injuries.
The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.
noun
If one number is a multiple of a smaller number, it can be exactly divided by that smaller number.
Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.
A multiple or a multiple store is a shop with a lot of branches in different towns.
It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.
inflections multiples
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