What is "multiplex"

Multiplex \Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See Multiply.] Manifold; multiple.

1550s (adj.), 1560s (n.), in mathematics, from Latin multiplex "having many folds; many times as great in number; of many parts" (see multiply).

1. 1 Comprising several interleaved parts 2 (context: medicine) Having multiple members with a particular condition. n. 1 A building where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently 2 (context by extension English) A large cinema complex comprising of many (e.g. more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres 3 (context juggling English) throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time. v

2. 1 To interleave several activities 2 (context computing English) To combine several signals into a single signal 3 (qualifier: juggling) To make a multiplex throw.

1. adj. many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology" [syn: manifold]

2. having many parts or aspects; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse"

n. communicates two or more signals over a common channel

Multiplex may refer to:

Multiplexing is a juggling trick or form of toss juggling where more than one ball is in the hand at the time of the throw. The opposite, a squeeze catch, is when more than one ball is caught in the hand simultaneously on the same beat. If a multiplex throw were time-reversed, it would be a squeeze catch.

A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens within a single complex. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an extension or expansion of the building. The largest of these complexes can sit thousands of people and are sometimes referred to as a megaplex.

The difference between a multiplex and a megaplex is related to the number of screens, but the dividing line is not well-defined; some say that 14 screens and stadium seating make a megaplex; others that at least 20 screens are required. Megaplex theaters always have stadium seating, and may have other amenities often not found at smaller movie theaters. Multiplex theatres often feature regular seating.

Multiplex is a humor webcomic written and drawn by Gordon McAlpin which debuted on July 10, 2005. The comic focuses on the lives of the staff of the Multiplex 10 Cinemas and the movies that play there. A print edition of the strip was published through Chase Sequence Co in September 2010, which received a positive review from the Chicago Tribune. McAlpin originally intended to create Multiplex as an animated short, but abandoned the idea and later decided to publish it as a webcomic.

Multiplex sensor is a hand-held multiparametric optical sensor developed by Force-A. The sensor is a result of 15 years of research on plant autofluorescence conducted by the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) and University of Paris-Sud Orsay. It provides accurate and complete information on the physiological state of the crop, allowing real-time and non-destructive measurements of chlorophyll and polyphenols contents in leaves and fruits.

Multiplex, often abbreviated as mult., is a postpositive adjective that may be placed after one's doctoral or professorial title to signify that the person holds several such titles.

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A multiplex or mux (called virtual sub-channel in the United States and Canada, and bouquet in France) is the erroneous term given to the grouping of program services that are sub-grouped as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium, which are split out at the receiving end. There are two different types of groupings, which are closely related but not identical.

In the United Kingdom, a terrestrial multiplex (usually abbreviated mux) has a fixed bandwidth of 8 MHz CODFM of interleaved H.222 packets containing a number of channels. In the United States, a similar arrangement using 6 MHz 8VSB is often described as a channel with virtual sub-channels.

A multiplex assay is a type of assay that simultaneously measures multiple analytes (dozens or more) in a single run/cycle of the assay. It is distinguished from procedures that measure one analyte at a time. Multiplex assays within a given application area or class of technology can be further stratified based on how many analytes can be measured per assay, where "multiplex" refers to those with the highest number of analyte measurements per assay (up to millions) and "low-plex" or "mid-plex" refers to procedures that process fewer (10s to 1000s), though there are no formal guidelines for calling a procedure multi-, mid-, or low-plex based on number of analytes measured. Single-analyte assays or low-to-mid-plex procedures typically predate the rise of their multiplex versions, which often require specialized technologies or miniaturization to achieve a higher degree of parallelization.

Multiplex assays are widely used in functional genomics experiments that endeavor to detect or to assay the state of all biomolecules of a given class (e.g., mRNAs, proteins) within a biological sample, to determine the effect of an experimental treatment or the effect of a DNA mutation over all of the biomolecules or pathways in the sample. The ability to perform such multiplex assay experiments measuring large numbers of biomolecular analytes has been facilitated by the completion of the human genome sequence and that of many other model organisms.

The Multiplex was an automobile built in Berwick, Pennsylvania by the Multiplex Manufacturing Company (today: Crispin Multiplex Manufacturing Company; Crispin Valve) from 1912 to 1913. The Multiplex was a sporty, upper-prized and large car equipped with a four cylinder engine, and offered as a Touring, a Roadster, and a Raceabout. A prototype "Sports" car with a 85 in (2159 mm) wheelbase, weighting in at just 980 lb (444.5 kg) and allegedly capable of a top speed of 126 mph (203 km/h) was also built.

The Multiplex 50 HP was claimed as the "highest expression of touring luxury". The car was developed by F. Bingaman in 1911, and offered for sale in 1912 and 1913 only. The wheelbase of the stock automobiles was 134 in (3404 mm), front tires were 38 × 4½ in, rear 39 × 5 in.

The engine was a Waukesha. It was a very large four cylinder unit with 5 in (127 mm) bore and 6 in (152 mm) stroke, giving it a volume of 471.2 c.i. (7722 cc.). It delivered 50 bhp, and with this bore, the car had a ALAM rating of 40 hp.

The Multiplex was claimed as the "highest expression of touring luxury", but only 14 cars were sold in two years, which can be blamed on the very high prices: $3125 for the raceabout, $3175 for the roadster, and $3600 for the touring car., thus putting the car easily in the luxury field. There, it met harsh competition by such prestigious makes like Lozier, Mercer, Packard, Peerless, Thomas, and many others. The prototype sports model had an envisioned price tag of around $4000.

The most remarkable success in motor sports was a victory in the Sealed bonnet road test, held by the Philadelphia Automobile Club in spring, 1913.

After the failure of the car, Multiplex Manufacturing returned to making valves, which it did since 1905. There was a brief try with a sports car in 1954, but only prototypes of the Multiplex-Allied 186 with a Willys F-head six cylinder engine and coachwork copied straightaway from the Cisitalia 202 were actually built.