duality
noun
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- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
the dichotomy between eastern and western culture
Types & categories
- categorization hypernym
Related & opposite
- dichotomize derivation
- dual derivation
- dichotomous derivation
Sense 2 noun
(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Types & categories
- property hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry
Types & categories
- exchangeability hypernym
Related & opposite
- geometry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dichotomize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dual |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dichotomous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | categorization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dual |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | property |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geometry |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | exchangeability |