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Duality vs Multiplicity - What's the difference?

duality | multiplicity |

As nouns the difference between duality and multiplicity

is that duality is a classification into two subclasses or opposed parts while multiplicity is the state of being made of multiple diverse elements.

duality

English

Noun

(dualities)
  • A classification into two subclasses or opposed parts.
  • (projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes.
  • (mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.

    • Synonyms

    * dichotomy

    Derived terms

    * wave-particle duality

    multiplicity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia multiplicity) (multiplicities)
  • the state of being made of multiple diverse elements
  • (mathematics) the number of values for which a given condition holds
  • a large indeterminate number
  • (software engineering, UML) The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship, including 0..1, 1, 0..* or *, and 1..*.

    • See also

    * cardinality * manyness