monad

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɒnæd/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmoʊnæd/

Noun

monad (plural monads)

1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
2. (botany) A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.
3. (mathematics, computing) A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.

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Translations

• German: Monade
• Portuguese: mónada (Portugal), mônada (Brazil)

Translations

• French: monade
• German: Monade
• Portuguese: mónade
• Spanish: mónada

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