duality

English

Etymology

From Latin duālitās.

From dual +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d(j)uːˈælɪti/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ælɪti

Noun

duality (countable and uncountable, plural dualities)

  1. A classification into two subclasses or opposed parts.
    moral duality
    philosophical duality
    The novel explored the duality of good and evil.
    He was fascinated by the duality of human nature.
  2. (projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes.
  3. (mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.
    wave-particle duality

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