monad

See also: monad-

English

Etymology

From Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς (monás), from μόνος (mónos), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.

Noun

monad (plural monads)

An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
(mathematics, computing) A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.
(botany) A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.

Derived terms

Translations

something ultimate and indivisible

Finnish: monadi (fi)
German: Monade (de) f
Hungarian: monád

Occitan: monada
Polish: monada (pl)
Portuguese: mónada f (Portugal), mônada f (Brazil)

mathematics and computing term

Finnish: monadi (fi)
French: monade (fr)
German: Monade (de)
Hungarian: monád

Polish: monada (pl)
Portuguese: mónade
Spanish: mónada

See also

monad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
dyad
triad

Anagrams

Damon, Doman, Mando, mad on, mad-on, mando, nomad

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