monadic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναδικός (monadikós, “single”), from μονάς (monás, “a unit”); see monad.

Adjective

monadic (not comparable)

1. (philosophy) of or relating to a monad
2. (chemistry) univalent
3. (biology) of or relating to the Monas genus of microorganisms
4. (mathematics) having an arity of one (taking a single argument or operand)

Derived terms

• monadic predicate logic
• monadic second-order logic

 

Related terms

• monad

Translations

of or relating to a monad

• Finnish: monadinen (fi)
• French: monadique (fr)
• Hungarian: monádikus
• Icelandic: einstæður m
• Italian: monadico (it)
• Portuguese: monádico (pt)
• Spanish: monádico

See also

• dyadic
• triadic
• polyadic
• variadic

Further reading

• “monadic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “monadic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• coadmin, mandioc, monacid, nomadic