What is the difference between dual and two?
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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.
(label) A numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).
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Describing a set or group with two components.
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(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
A child aged two.
The playing cards featuring two pips.
As nouns the difference between dual and two
is that dual is of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair while two is the digit/figure 2.As an adjective dual
is exhibiting duality; characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.As a numeral two is
a numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).dual
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(-)- dual-headed computer
Derived terms
* duality * dualismNoun
(en noun)- The octahedron is the dual of the cube.
See also
* * unal * duelAnagrams
* * * ----two
English
(wikipedia two)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete outside dialects)Numeral
(head)- Venters began to count them—one—two —three—four—on up to sixteen.
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Derived terms
* four by two * in two * put two and two together * two-by-four * two-dimensional * two-edged * two-faced * two heads are better than one * two-piece * two-stroke * two-tone * two-way * two-wheelerSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- The number 2202 contains three two s.
- This toy is suitable for the two s and threes.