Dual vs Mutual - What's the difference?
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Exhibiting duality; characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
Acting as a counterpart.
Double.
(grammar) Pertaining to grammatical number (as in singular and plural), referring to two of something, such as a pair of shoes, in the context of the singular', '''plural''' and in some languages, ' trial grammatical number. Modern Arabic displays a dual number, as did Homeric Greek.
(linear algebra)
(category theory)
Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
(geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V'' vertices and ''F'' faces, the regular polyhedron having ''F'' vertices and ''V faces.
(grammar) dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of', ' exactly two of ), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number.
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Reciprocal.
Possessed in common.
Owned by the members.
As adjectives the difference between dual and mutual
is that dual is exhibiting duality; characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components while mutual is having the same relationship, each to each other.As nouns the difference between dual and mutual
is that dual is of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair while mutual is a mutual fund, etc.dual
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(-)- dual-headed computer
Derived terms
* duality * dualismNoun
(en noun)- The octahedron is the dual of the cube.
See also
* * unal * duelAnagrams
* * * ----mutual
English
Alternative forms
* (abbreviation) * (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- They were mutual enemies.
- They had mutual fear of each other.
- They had a mutual love of the same woman.