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monad Definition

mo·nad (nad′, mänad′)

noun

  1. a unit; something simple and indivisible
  2. Biol.
    1. any simple, single-celled organism, specif., a simple type of flagellated protozoan or protist
    2. any of the four nuclei formed at the completion of meiosis
  3. Chem. a monovalent atom, element, or radical
  4. Philos. an entity or elementary being thought of as a microcosm or ultimate unit

Etymology: LL monas (gen. monadis) < Gr monas (gen. monados), a unit, unity < monos, alone: see mono-

adjective

of a monad or monads

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monad Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Below this first principle are a second one, which is also called the monad, and the indefinite dyad.
  • use: It also uses monads for the user interface, although not in the underlying mechanism for defining circuits.

Adjective modifier

  • strong: Every strong monad is equipped with two standard products, which correspond to left-to-right and right-to-left evaluation.
  • equational: It is proved using a direct axiomatization of Kleisli categories of equational lifting monads.
  • self-contained: If we were self-contained monads, we would not need any moral practice, since we would not care about anyone or anything else.
  • parameterised: We present generalizations of both constructs, which we call parameterised monads and parameterised Freyd categories, that also capture computational effects with parameters.

Modifies a noun

  • theory: At this stage the monad theory of consciousness is often relevant.
  • transformer: We further give a theory of the commutative combination of effects, their tensor, which yields Moggi s side-effects monad transformer.
  • class: For example, one of the axioms of the monad class is the Left unit law.

Noun used with modifier

  • lifting: It is proved using a direct axiomatization of Kleisli categories of equational lifting monads.

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