dyad

Definition of Dyad in English :

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Noun

1. brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke

two items of the same kind

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dyad

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noun

1. mathematics

an operator that is the unspecified product of two vectors. It can operate on a vector to produce either a scalar or vector product

2.

an atom or group that has a valency of two

3.

a group of two; couple

Dyad

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noun

1.

two units regarded as one; pair

2. Biology

a double chromosome resulting from the division of a tetrad in meiosis; half of a tetrad

3. Chemistry

an atom, element, or radical with a valence of two

4. US, Sociology

two persons in a continuing relationship involving interaction

adjective

5.

consisting of two

Dyad

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n.

1. Two individuals or units regarded as a pair: the mother-daughter dyad.

2. Biology One pair of homologous chromosomes resulting from the division of a tetrad during meiosis.

3. Mathematics

a. A function that draws a correspondence from any vector u to the vector (v·u)w and is denoted vw, where v and w are a fixed pair of vectors and v·u is the scalar product of v and u. For example, if v = (2,3,1), w = (0,-1,4), and u = (a,b,c), then the dyad vw draws a correspondence from u to (2a + 3b + c)w.

b. A tensor formed from a vector in a vector space and a linear functional on that vector space.

adj.

Made up of two units.

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