a plurality of +V.

Hi

Is a singular or plural verb used with "a plurality of" or is it depends? Like we use "crowd"?

 Like, "a plurality of pinettes are/is fitted to the end the arm."

Thanks in advance.

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Thanks for the suggestion. This word is a standard term in patent claim, it says two or more objects. Thus suppose  you claim "a car comprising a plurality of doors", any car in the world with two or more doors would infringe your patent! I'm just suddenly lost in whether to use sg. or pl. verb if "a plurality of doors" is used as a subject.

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Cars are more than just a bunch of doors, so they can hardly 'comprise doors' of any quantity.  I would be brave, strike a blow for honest English, and write 'a car having two or more doors'.  Why the verbosity of 'plurality' when you are using 'cars' rather than 'vehicular conveyances'?