Definition of "multipath" [multipath]

• A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in a signal reaching the receiving antenna by two or more paths. (noun)
• Involving or pertaining to more than one path (route), as between nodes on a network or components in a computer. (adjective)

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• "Scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder have begun using interference patterns-called multipath signals-created when satellite signals reflect off the earth, to measure moisture on the ground and in vegetation."
• "Reliability: Like any radio frequency transmission, wireless networking signals are subject to a wide variety of interference, as well as complex propagation effects (such as multipath, or especially in this case Rician fading) that are beyond the control of the network administrator."
• ""A tracking system may not even work in the cavern as there would be considerable problems with what is known as multipath error -- basically the sound ricocheting all over the place, making it difficult to get accurate readings."