📡 Signal interference 🔀 Using many routes 🖧 Many data paths

multipath

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About signals sent or received along more than one path

adjective
/ˈmʌltiˌpæθ/

Specialized

: multipath

Wireless networks often experience multipath interference due to signals reflecting off buildings.

Examples

The new receiver uses advanced technology to reduce errors caused by multipath effects.
Engineers must consider multipath propagation when designing communication systems.
The multipath technology improves signal quality.
Many devices now support multipath communication.
The multipath transmission system improves the quality of the video signal by using multiple routes.
Using a multipath approach, the data was transmitted more efficiently by leveraging several channels at once.
Engineers designed the multipath network to enhance communication reliability by sending signals along various paths.

Surface Forms

multipath positive

Morphology

multipath = path (transparent) = multi + path

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' means many and 'path' means route, matching the sense of transmission along multiple routes.

Etymology

Multipath comes from the parts multi- meaning 'many', as in multiplayer, and path meaning 'route' or 'way'. So used as an adjective, multipath describes systems that use or are affected by 'many routes' for signals at the same time.