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Univalent vs Monadic - What's the difference?

univalent | monadic |

As adjectives the difference between univalent and monadic

is that univalent is (chemistry) having a valence of 1, or having only one valence while monadic is (philosophy) of or relating to a monad.

As a noun univalent

is (genetics) any univalent chromosome.

univalent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Having a valence of 1, or having only one valence.
  • (genetics) Of, or relating to, a chromosome that is not paired with its homologous chromosome during synapsis.
  • (Holomorphic and) injective.
  • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) monovalent * (complex analysis) schlicht, simple

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any univalent chromosome.
  • monadic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (philosophy) of or relating to a monad
  • (chemistry) univalent
  • (biology) of or relating to the Monas genus of microorganisms
  • (mathematics) having an arity of one (taking a single argument or operand)
  • Derived terms

    * monadic predicate logic

    See also

    * dyadic * triadic * polyadic