dy·ad (d   d , - d)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. Chemistry A divalent atom or radical. 4. 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. [From Greek duas, duad-, from duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
dyad [ˈdaɪæd]
n
1. (Mathematics) Maths 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. (Chemistry) an atom or group that has a valency of two
3. a group of two; couple
[from Late Latin dyas, from Greek duas two, a pair]
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| Noun | 1. |  dyad - two items of the same kind fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player |
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