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duality

duality

9 7.4
A state in which something has two different or opposite parts
  • noun
  • /djuˈælɪti/
translation icon : dualidad
  • The concept of duality in art often reflects contrasting themes, such as light and darkness.
  • notion of duality
  • concept of duality
  • sense of duality

And he said there is no duality, there's only oneness.

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Examples

Synonyms

dichotomy
vsduality
35 9.5

A clear difference between two opposite ideas, for example good and bad

allows both contrasting and complementary two-part situations
dualism
vsduality
  • Specialized
7 8.8

The belief that reality has two opposite parts like mind and body

names the neutral condition of having two contrasting or complementary parts
doubleness
vsduality
1 7.7

A state of having two different meanings or sides at the same time

focuses on a division into two parts rather than simultaneous twofold nature
bipolarity
vsduality
8.0

A situation that shows two opposite qualities

is about having two parts that need not be extreme

Antonyms

217 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

Compounds

wave-particle duality
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them

How Many

myriad
36 6.8
multitude
38 4.4
multiplicity
10 7.0
plurality
  • Specialized
3 7.0
duality
9 7.4

Surface Forms

duality singular
dualities plural

Morphology

duality = dual (transparent) = dual + ity

The word 'duality' is transparently derived from 'dual' with the suffix '-ity', indicating a state or condition.

Etymology

Duality comes from the Latin word duo, meaning 'two', and is the same idea as dual or a 'duo' where two parts are together, so duality means having two different or opposite parts.