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Is "either"“either” only used with two options?

Does "either“either .  .  . or" onlyor” apply to only two options? For

For example, can I say, "It“It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"power”? Or should it just be "It“It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"power”?

Is "either" only used with two options?

Does "either ... or" only apply to two options? For example, can I say, "It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"? Or should it just be "It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"?

Is “either” only used with two options?

Does “either .  .  . or” apply to only two options?

For example, can I say, “It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power”? Or should it just be “It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power”?

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Does "either ... or" only apply to two options?
  For example, can I say, "It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"? Or should it just be "It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"?
Thanks

Does "either or" only apply to two options?
  For example, can I say, "It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"? Or should it just be "It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"?
Thanks

Does "either ... or" only apply to two options? For example, can I say, "It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"? Or should it just be "It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"?

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Mark
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Is "either" only used with two options?

Does "either or" only apply to two options?
For example, can I say, "It can provide either 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"? Or should it just be "It can provide 100, 150, or 400 amps of power"?
Thanks