def multiplicity(self):
        """
        Returns the multiplicity of a defect site within the structure (needed for concentration analysis)
        """
        if self._multiplicity is None:
            # generate multiplicity based on space group symmetry operations performed on defect coordinates
            try:
                d_structure = create_saturated_interstitial_structure(self)
            except ValueError:
                logger.debug('WARNING! Multiplicity was not able to be calculated adequately '
                             'for interstitials...setting this to 1 and skipping for now...')
                return 1

            sga = SpacegroupAnalyzer(d_structure)
            periodic_struc = sga.get_symmetrized_structure()
            poss_deflist = sorted(
                periodic_struc.get_sites_in_sphere(self.site.coords, 2, include_index=True),
                key=lambda x: x[1])
            defindex = poss_deflist[0][2]

            equivalent_sites = periodic_struc.find_equivalent_sites(periodic_struc[defindex])
            return len(equivalent_sites)

        else:
            return self._multiplicity
Returns the multiplicity of a defect site within the structure (needed for concentration analysis)