monad
See also: monad-
English
Etymology
From Latin monas, from Ancient Greek μονάς (monás), from μόνος (mónos), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.
Noun
monad (plural monads)
- An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- (mathematics, computing) A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.
- (botany) A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.
Translations
something ultimate and indivisible
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