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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dyadic

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

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The dyadic couple form is still the default, and, of course, our society and families have their own ideas about how they expect our lives to play out.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2021

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 ● Oct. 28, 2018

As we progress, keeping the dyadic loop in mind will help guide us through all the twists and turns that will surely come.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2018

One area that has lagged behind is what researchers calls dyadic sleep, or sleep concordance.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2016

The Pythagoreans having spoken of the point as a monad naturally were led to speak of the line as dyadic, or related to two.

From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith

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