different between immeasurable vs manifold

English

Etymology

From im- +? measurable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?????b?l/, /??m????b?l/

Adjective

immeasurable (comparative more immeasurable, superlative most immeasurable)

1. impossible to measure
2. vast
   • 2007, Terence Hunt, Longest-serving Bush aide resigns, Associated Press

     "His contribution has been immeasurable," Bush said in a statement. "I value his judgment, and I treasure his friendship."

Usage notes

Also used tautologically as a spin word to avoid stating explicitly whether someone or something had a positive or negative effect. It is a neutral term equivalent to neither priceless nor worthless.

Synonyms

• immensurable
• unmeasurable

Antonyms

• measurable

Translations

Noun

immeasurable (plural immeasurables)

1. anything that cannot be measured

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• manyfold

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæn??fo?ld/, (nonstandard) /?m?n??fo?ld/, /?m?ni?fo?ld/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæn??f??ld/
• Hyphenation: man?i?fold
• Rhymes: -æn?fo?ld

Etymology 1

From Middle English manifold, from Old English mani?feald (“manifold, various, varied, complicated, numerous, abundant, plural”), from Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to many +? -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalt (“manifold”), Icelandic margfaldr (“multiple”). Compare also German mannigfaltig (“various”), Dutch menigvoudig (“various”), Danish mangefold (“multiple”), Swedish mångfald (“diversity”).

Adjective

manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)

1. Various in kind or quality; diverse.

2. Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
3. Complicated.
4. Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
   • c. 1384, I Petre 4:10 (Wycliffe's Bible):

     ... the manyfold grace of God.

   • 1611, Ephesians 3:10 (w:King James Bible):

     The manifold wisdom of God.

Synonyms

• (various in kind or quality): diverse, various, varied, multiplicitous; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous
• (many in number): multiple, numerous; see also Thesaurus:manifold

Antonyms

• onefold
• singlefold

Derived terms

• manifolder
• manifoldly
• manifoldness

Translations

Adverb

manifold (comparative more manifold, superlative most manifold)

1. Many times; repeatedly.

Synonyms

• manyfold, frequently, ofttimes; see also Thesaurus:often

Noun

manifold (plural manifolds)

1. (historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
2. (mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
3. (US, regional, chiefly in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
   • 1830 Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007

     My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds, the seat of difficulty.

4. (mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space ${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}}$ and is Hausdorff.
5. (computer graphics) A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object

Usage notes

In mathematics, a manifold of some number of dimensions n is termed an n-manifold (e.g. 3-manifold).

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Etymology 2

From Middle English manifolden, from Old English mani?fealdan (“to multiply, abound, increase, extend, reward”), equivalent to many +? -fold. Cognate with Middle High German manecvalten, Icelandic margfalda (“to multiply”), Swedish mångfaldiga (“to manifold, reproduce”).

Verb

manifold (third-person singular simple present manifolds, present participle manifolding, simple past and past participle manifolded)

1. (transitive) To make manifold; multiply.
2. (transitive, printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.

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