dyadic
US/daɪˈæ.dɪk/
dyadic adjective: having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands).
Adjective
dyadic (comparative more dyadic, superlative most dyadic)
- having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands)
- Up to now, all the expressions we have called predicates have stood for properties which it makes sense to attribute to a single individual. Such predicates are known as monadic, or one-place, predicates. There are, however, many expressions which we cannot meaningfully apply to single objects, but...1965 G. E. Hughes and D. G. Londey: The Elements of Formal Logic p.270
- Synonyms:
- binary
- binary
- The dyadic arithmetic proposes to express all numbers by two characters, 1 and 0. The value of 1 is to double at every remove into a preceding column. Thus, 1 is represented by 1, 2 by 10, 4 by 100, and 8 by 1000; 3 is represented by 11, 5 by 101, 6 by 110, 7 by 111, 9 by 1001, and 10 by 1010. Thus...1800 Extracts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. The Monthly Magazine and British Register Volume X page 34
- Pertaining to the physical sex of a person who is exactly male or female in genetics, anatomy and hormone levels; not intersex.
- Although dyadic bodies may be more common, they are no more or less "normal" than intersex bodies.2019, Katie Steele, Julie Nicholson, Radically Listening to Transgender Children, Lexington Books
Noun
dyadic (plural dyadics)
- The sum of two or more dyads
dyadic meaning in Tamil
dyadic in Tamil
- இருபகுதிக்கூட்டுத்தொகை
Examples of dyadic in a sentence
- Since 'greater than' stands for a relation between two individuals, we shall say that the relation in question is a dyadic or a two-place relation.1965 G. E. Hughes and D. G. Londey: The Elements of Formal Logic p.270
- The dyadic arithmetic proposes to express all numbers by two characters, 1 and 0.1800 Extracts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. The Monthly Magazine and British Register Volume X page 34
Synonyms of dyadic
Forms of dyadic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dyadic |
| superlative | most dyadic |
| alternative form | diadic |
| Noun | |
| plural | dyadics |
Origin of dyadic
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.
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Questions about dyadic
- What does dyadic mean?
- Dyadic means having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands).
- What is dyadic in Tamil?
- Dyadic in Tamil is இருபகுதிக்கூட்டுத்தொகை. See Dyadic meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use dyadic in a sentence?
- Since 'greater than' stands for a relation between two individuals, we shall say that the relation in question is a dyadic or a two-place relation.
- What part of speech is dyadic?
- Dyadic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce dyadic?
- Dyadic is pronounced /daɪˈæ.dɪk/ (US).
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