monad

Meaning

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".

Synonyms

monas

unit

denomination

department

singular

unicellular organism

Translations

Monade

monade

monade

monade

zerre

mônada

atom

الكائن الدّقيق الأحاديّ الخليّة

monad

mònade

μονάδα

monada

mónada

mónada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒnæd/

Etymology

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