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operad

operad noun: a set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.

Noun

operad (plural operads)

  1. A set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.

Forms of operad

pluraloperads

Origin of operad

A portmanteau of "operation" and "monad".

Words formed from operad

Questions about operad

What does operad mean?
Operad means a set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.
What part of speech is operad?
Operad is a noun.
What is the plural of operad?
The plural of operad is operads.

Words near operad in the dictionary

  1. opera-goers
  2. operabilities
  3. operability
  4. operable
  5. operably
  6. operad
  7. operadic
  8. operads
  9. operafication
  10. operafied
  11. operafies

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