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multi-valued

multi-valued

6.8
Able to have more than one value or meaning
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌltiˈveɪləd/
translation icon : multivalente
  • The dataset includes multi-valued entries, providing diverse interpretations of the same data point.
  • multi-valued attribute

Examples

  • The application allows for multi-valued selections, enabling the user to choose more than one option.

  • In the new programming language, a multi-valued function can return several outcomes from a single call.

  • The construct is similar to that of a multi-valued attribute.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The gradient, however, is multi-valued in general because bound motion loops back on itself.

    Academic text (2005)
  • However, since a type constructor approach to schema development has been taken here, multi-valued attributes are represented via grouping types.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Intermediate versions of the data (including multi-valued, single-valued, with and without seasonality removed, with and without quality control)

    Blog text (1)
  • (n6) GSM also allows multi-valued attributes (a mapping to more than one instance of the descriptor type).

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

multifaceted
vsmulti-valued
15 5.9

Having many different parts or sides

centres on having multiple values or meanings rather than many aspects
many-faceted
vsmulti-valued
1 5.8

Having many different parts or qualities

emphasizes multiple meanings or values rather than just many sides
multiplex
vsmulti-valued
  • Specialized
1 6.5

Having many parts or features and not simple

refers specifically to multiple values or interpretations, not only complexity
multivalent
vsmulti-valued
9.2

Having many possible meanings for different people

is the broad idea of more than one value or interpretation
multivalued
vsmulti-valued
  • Specialized
7.5

Having more than two possible values

is a general label for having multiple values or meanings rather than one
polyvalent
vsmulti-valued
  • Specialized
9.6

Allowing more than two answers for statements, not only true or false

is the nontechnical concept of having more than one value or meaning
multivocal
vsmulti-valued
7.7

Having several different voices or points of view

focuses on multiple values or meanings rather than multiple speakers or voices
multiform
vsmulti-valued
6.8

Having many different forms or shapes

concerns multiple meanings or values rather than differing physical forms

Antonyms

univocal
  • Formal
1 8.8

A single clear meaning with no other way to understand it

7.4

A rule that gives exactly one output for each input

How Many Values

multi-valued
6.8
single-valued function
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

multi-valued positive

Morphology

multi-valued = valued (transparent) = multi + value + ed

The word is built transparently from 'multi-' meaning 'many' and 'valued' meaning 'having value', so the overall meaning is easy to infer.

Etymology

Multi-valued begins with multi-, which means 'many', and ends with valued, from 'value', so it literally means 'many values'. That's why something multi-valued can have more than one value, meaning, or result.