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dyad

[ dahy-ad ]

noun

  1. a group of two; couple; pair.
  2. Biology.
    1. a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads:

      a chromosome dyad.

    2. the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.
  3. Chemistry. an element, atom, or group having a valence of two. Compare monad, triad ( def 2a ).
  4. Mathematics. two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.
  5. Sociology.
    1. two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction.
    2. the relationship or interaction itself.


adjective

  1. of two parts; dyadic.

dyad

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noun

  1. maths an operator that is the unspecified product of two vectors. It can operate on a vector to produce either a scalar or vector product
  2. an atom or group that has a valency of two
  3. a group of two; couple
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dyad1

First recorded in 1665–75; from Greek dyad- (stem of »å²âá²õ ) “pair,†equivalent to »åý(´Ç) “two†+ -ad- noun suffix; two, -ad 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dyad1

C17: from Late Latin dyas, from Greek duas two, a pair
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Still, Jamison found the “triangle†of herself, Godfrey and Guggenheim easier than if she had been working alone within a “dyad†of Godfrey’s “fictive construction.â€

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The researchers focused on mother-child dyads because mothers often are the primary caregiver who spends more time with youth and tend to be more involved with day-to-day activities.

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The researchers chose to focus on mother-child dyads because mothers often are the primary caregiver who spends more time with youth and are more involved with day-to-day activities.

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Their qualitative work on the severed mother-daughter dyad has yielded wholly nuanced theories and praxis rooted in the unique “self-in-relation†analysis model.

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In every instance, it’s the devouring twin who has returned, not the bright Indo-Greek dyad.

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