mehrzählige

Mehrzählige is a German adjective meaning "multiple" or "numerous." It is used to describe a quantity of more than one item or entity. The term can be applied to both countable and uncountable nouns, indicating a significant number or a collection of things. For example, one might speak of "mehrzählige Gründe" (multiple reasons) or "mehrzählige Möglichkeiten" (numerous possibilities). In mathematics, the concept relates to multiples of a number, where a number is considered a "mehrzählige" of another if it is divisible by it. The adjective is a common part of the German lexicon, used in everyday language to convey the idea of abundance or plurality. Its etymology traces back to "mehr" (more) and "zählig" (countable), directly reflecting its meaning of being countable in multiple instances.