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duality

noun
/d(j)uːˈælɪti/

Etymology

From Latin duālitās. From dual + -ity.

  1. borrowed from dualis — “two”
  2. suffixed as duality — “dual + ity”

Definitions

  1. A classification into two subclasses or opposed parts.

    • moral duality
    • philosophical duality
    • The novel explored the duality of good and evil.

  2. The interchangeability of points and planes.

  3. The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a…

    The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.

    • wave-particle duality

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Derived

autoduality, Koszul duality, nonduality, non-self-duality, pseudoduality, self-duality, wave-particle duality

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