monad

Signification (Anglais)

1. One thing, one being, one item.
2. A group of entites or items treated as one entity.
3. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
4. A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.
5. (dated) A single-celled organism.
6. A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.
7. A data type which represents a specific form of computation, along with the operations "return" and "bind".

Concepts

monade

Synonymes

monas

unit

denomination

department

singular

unicellular organism

Traductions

Monade

monade

atom

monade

zerre

mônada

tek hücreli organizma

الكائن الدّقيق الأحاديّ الخليّة

monad

mònade

μονάδα

monada

mónada

mónada

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒnæd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin monas (“unit”) (from Ancient Greek μονάς (monás), from μόνος (mónos), from Proto-Indo-European *men-) + -ad.