dyadic

American  

[dahy-ad-ik] / daɪˈæd ɪk /

Rarely diadic

adjective

1. of or consisting of a dyad; being a group of two.

2. pertaining to the number 2.

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noun

1. Mathematics. two or more dyads added together.

dyadic British  

/ daɪˈædɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a dyad

2. relating to or based on two; twofold

3. logic maths (of a relation, predicate, etc) relating two terms; binary Compare monadic polyadic

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Etymology

Origin of dyadic

First recorded in 1720–30; from Greek dyadikós; dyad, -ic

Example Sentences

"Despite these differences in dyadic coping behaviors, the beneficial effects of supportive and collaborative dyadic coping as well as the detrimental effects of negative dyadic coping on marital quality are the same for all couples."

From Salon

For those who perceive those things as immoral, the dyadic loop will ensures that they will come to seem increasing wrong and harmful over time.

From Salon

CMS also allows Medicaid providers to deliver “dyadic” care to mother and child as part of the child’s benefit package.

From Washington Post

Along with all populists, Mr. Trump’s guiding vision is dyadic: a virtuous people on one side, a corrupt elite on the other.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In the Darkroom” is most insightful when the narrative structure of the memoir reflects the dyadic conceptual logic of the book’s central theme: identity.

From Salon