The experiment required multiple trials to ensure that the observed results were consistent and not due to random variation.
实验需要多次试验，以确保观察到的结果是一致的，而非随机变异所致。
- In a lab experiment, crows were given a puzzle box requiring multiple sequential steps to obtain food.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
A cognitive scientist argues that generating one's own practice questions while studying improves long-term retention of material more than simply re-reading the same material multiple times does, because generating questions forces deeper engagement with the content.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
- Modern pressure cookers include multiple safety valves that make them far safer than earlier designs.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “multiple”?
C — Having or involving several parts, elements, or members. “multiple” means having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
Which word means “having or involving several parts, elements, or members”?
B — multiple. “multiple” means having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
multiple — having or involving several parts, elements, or members. In Chinese: 多重的，多样的.
multiple is pronounced /ˈmʌltɪpl/.
The experiment required multiple trials to ensure that the observed results were consistent and not due to random variation. (实验需要多次试验，以确保观察到的结果是一致的，而非随机变异所致。)
several, numerous, various — all close in meaning to multiple (having or involving several parts, elements, or members).
single, singular — each the opposite of multiple (having or involving several parts, elements, or members).
Yes. multiple is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.