multiplex
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈmʌltɪplɛks/
- Specialized
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multifacético
- The technique, multiplex automated genome engineering (MAGE), uses short strands of DNA called oligonucleotides to insert pieces of artificial genetic material into a cell's genome at specifically targeted sites.
- multiplex assay
Examples
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In brief, we are multiplex.
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When this occurs, we move from being multiplex to being multiple.
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It is a reconstruction of a multiplex world where self and others hold complementary positions and roles.
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Maybe in a multiplex situation it's fine because if you're only playing first-run films they'll only be available that way.
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Each nanomicroarray subarray contains multiple gene spots for multiplex assays.
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Binary distinctions prevail, tripartite systems are relatively rare, and any more multiplex design is virtually unknown.
Academic text (1992) -
Target sequences were amplified and sequenced in duplicate for each sample to avoid base pair variants caused by multiplex PCR.
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The purpose of this research is, in part, to endeavor to piece together a multiplex trajectory of an organization's mission by considering the contingent factors and formations affecting it from the outset.
Academic text (2016) -
Shweder (1991) argues that "it is possible for us to have important knowledge of the world even if the objective world is subject-dependent and multiplex, and even if we give up trying to describe the world independently of our involvement with it or reactions to it...
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The festival featured a multiplex of activities, including music, art, and food from various cultures.
Synonyms
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5.4
Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts
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3.3
Containing many different kinds, not all the same
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5.9
Having many different parts or sides
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6.6
Having many different parts or sides that make it complex
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7.9
Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists
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7.0
Having many different parts
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4.8
Something that has several parts on different levels
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9.2
Having many different kinds or parts
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6.0
Using several different ways at the same time
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5.5
Having many different parts or aspects
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5.8
Having many different parts or qualities
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4.1
Having many different parts or qualities
Very complicated with many linked parts
Having many different parts or types
Having many different forms or shapes
A thing that has different kinds of parts
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A rare inherited condition that causes severe bone problems and often learning difficulties
- Specialized
A way of doing two or more tasks at the same time by sharing resources
- Specialized
Small yellow bumps of fat under the skin, often on elbows and knees, that happen when blood fat is high
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
multiplex = multi + plex
The adjective expresses the literal 'many-fold' idea, but the bound form 'plex' is not transparent to most learners, so the structure is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Multiplex comes from the parts multi- 'many' and -plex 'fold', the same root behind multiple and complex. So multiplex as an adjective means something with many parts or layers, in other words, complex.