duality
Americannoun
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a dual state or quality.
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Mathematics. a symmetry within a mathematical system such that a theorem remains valid if certain objects, relations, or operations are interchanged, as the interchange of points and lines in a plane in projective geometry.
noun
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the state or quality of being two or in two parts; dichotomy
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physics the principle that a wave-particle duality exists in microphysics in which wave theory and corpuscular theory are complementary. The propagation of electromagnetic radiation is analysed using wave theory but its interaction with matter is described in terms of photons. The condition of particles such as electrons, neutrons, and atoms is described in terms of de Broglie waves
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geometry the interchangeability of the roles of the point and the plane in statements and theorems in projective geometry
Other Word Forms
- nonduality noun
Etymology
Origin of duality
1350–1400; Middle English dualitie < Late Latin duālitās. See dual, -ity
Example Sentences
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Conscious feelings are one of its techniques, emerging “deep in the subcortical regions” where the brain’s interoceptive neurons receive messages from the body and Cartesian duality dissolves.
Despite the uncertainty about its interpretation, wave-particle duality lies at the core of quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily
Perhaps highlighting how the theme of duality runs deep even within Requiem's team itself, Kawata says how despite this, the team have still brought "something new to the table" with their latest offering.
From BBC
California’s 41st governor, a possible suitor for the White House, opens up about the duality of his upbringing in his new book.
From Los Angeles Times
"I'm a person of cultural duality," he told Associated Press.
From BBC
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