US| Monikko | multiplicities |
(mathematics) The number of values for which a given condition holds.
Graph of x3 + 2x2 − 7x + 4 with a simple root (multiplicity 1) at x=−4 and a root of multiplicity 2 at x=1. The graph crosses the x axis at the simple root. It is tangent to the x axis at the multiple root and does not cross it, since the multiplicity is even.