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monadically

monadically

1 9.9
To treat things as single units
  • adverb
  • /məˈnædɪkli/
  • Specialized
: monádicamente
  • The philosopher explained the universe monadically, focusing on individual units of existence.

Examples

  • In functional programming, certain operations are handled monadically for better code structure.

  • Think monadically!

  • The data was processed monadically to ensure each step remained independent.

  • He thinks monadically.

  • In functional programming, we can combine operations monadically to maintain state across computations.

  • The philosopher argued that concepts should be analyzed monadically to grasp their fundamental meaning.

  • When discussing logic, the lecturer explained how theories can be constructed monadically for clarity.

Antonyms

collectively
95 3.6

All act together as a group

Surface Forms

monadically positive

Morphology

monadically = monadic (transparent) = monad + ic + ally

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'monadic' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ally', preserving the adjectival meaning.

Etymology

Monadically comes from monad, from the Greek root mono- meaning 'one' or 'single', the same idea you see in monologue or monopoly. So, to do something monadically is to treat it as a single unit or to work with one item at a time.