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adj
Pertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements.
having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Pertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements.
binary
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Pertaining to the physical sex of a person who is exactly male or female in genetics, anatomy and hormone levels; not intersex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: endosex, perisex
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noun
The sum of two or more dyads
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective
of or relating to a dyad or based on two
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
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.
Across languages
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