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dyadic

[ dahy-ad-ik ]
/ daɪˈæd ɪk /
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adjective
of or consisting of a dyad; being a group of two.
pertaining to the number 2.
noun
Mathematics. two or more dyads added together.
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Rarely di·ad·ic .

Origin of dyadic

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

Words nearby dyadic

dwy, Dx, DX code, Dy, dyad, dyadic, dyadic system, Dyak, dyarchy, Dyaus, Dyazide
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Words related to dyadic

amphibian, binary, diploid, amphibious, bicameral, bifurcate, bigeminal, bilateral, binal, bipartisan, bipartite, bisected, dichotomic, dichotomous, distichous, dual, dualistic

How to use dyadic in a sentence

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

    The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for dyadic

dyadic
/ (daɪˈædɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to a dyad
relating to or based on two; twofold
logic maths (of a relation, predicate, etc) relating two terms; binaryCompare monadic, polyadic
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