dyadic

English

Etymology

From dyad +‎ -ic. The mathematics sense was coined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1884 in the second half of his book Elements of Vector Analysis.

Pronunciation

(US)IPA^(key): /daɪˈæ.dɪk/, [daɪˈæ.ɾɪk]
Rhymes: -ædɪk

Adjective

dyadic (comparative more dyadic, superlative most dyadic)

Pertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements.
1. (mathematics) having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands)
Pertaining to the physical sex of a person who is exactly male or female in genetics, anatomy and hormone levels; not intersex.
Synonyms: endosex, perisex
- 2019, Radically Listening to Transgender Children, Lexington Books:
  Although dyadic bodies may be more common, they are no more or less "normal" than intersex bodies.

Alternative forms

diadic

Synonyms

(arity, adicity, rank): binary

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to two parts or elements

Finnish: kaksiosainen (fi) (having two parts or elements); kaksijakoinen (divisible in two)

pertaining to the number two

Dutch: tweeledig (nl), dyadisch (nl)
French: dyadique (fr)
Hungarian: diadikus (hu)
Icelandic: tvíunda-
Italian: diadico (it)
Japanese: 二項 (にこう, ni-kō)
Portuguese: diádico
Spanish: diádico

Noun

dyadic (plural dyadics)

(mathematics) The sum of two or more dyads

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.