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multiplexity, n.|mʌltɪˈplɛksɪtɪ| [f. multiplex a. + -ity; cf. complexity n.] The quality or condition of being multiplex (sense 2), or of having many aspects or interrelated features; multiplicity, complexity (esp. in terms of structure). Also an instance of this.
1977M. MacGréil Prejudice & Tolerance in Irel. i. 12 Consistency in valence and multiplexity between the three components. 1979Internat. Jrnl. Sociol. of Law Feb. 21 Gluckman contended that when such relationships..were replaced in importance by myriad impersonal short-term ‘ephemeral’ contacts, the use of property as a symbol of multiplexity necessarily declined. 1980English World-Wide I. 181 The primary nexus between the individual and the density and multiplexity of his network structure rather than between language and social class membership. 1988Time 4 Jan. 75/2 For once, a virtue is made of multiplexity: the ten theaters are strung along an interior boulevard, each with its own distinct neon marquee. |