monadically
|mo-nad-ic-al-ly|
/məˈnædɪkli/
(monadic)
single unit / one
Etymology
'monadically' originates from Greek, specifically the element 'monas'/'monad-' where 'mon-' meant 'one' or 'single'.
'monadically' changed from Greek 'monas' (meaning 'one') into Latin/Medieval Latin forms and English 'monad' (used notably by Leibniz), then the adjective 'monadic' was formed with the suffix '-ic', and finally the adverb 'monadically' was created by adding '-ally'.
Initially it referred to 'one' or a single unit; over time it evolved to denote concepts relating to a single, indivisible unit (a 'monad') across philosophy, mathematics, chemistry, and programming, and now also describes actions or properties expressed 'in a monadic manner'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a simple, indivisible unit or entity; (philosophy) a basic substance or unit of reality (this is the noun 'monad', related to 'monadically' by derivation).
Leibniz described the universe as composed of monads.
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Adjective 1
relating to or characteristic of a monad; of or pertaining to a single unit or simple substance. (base form: 'monadic')
A monadic value contains a single computational context.
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Adverb 1
in a monadic manner; as or in the form of a single unit or involving a monad (in logic, philosophy, mathematics, or programming).
The parser was monadically composed to handle errors and side effects uniformly.
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