dyadic

American  

[dahy-ad-ik] / daɪˈæd ɪk /

Rarely diadic

adjective

1. of or consisting of a dyad; being a group of two.

2. pertaining to the number 2.

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noun

1. Mathematics. two or more dyads added together.

dyadic British  

/ daɪˈædɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a dyad

2. relating to or based on two; twofold

3. logic maths (of a relation, predicate, etc) relating two terms; binary Compare monadic polyadic

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Etymology

Origin of dyadic

First recorded in 1720–30; from Greek dyadikós; dyad, -ic

Example Sentences

"Despite these differences in dyadic coping behaviors, the beneficial effects of supportive and collaborative dyadic coping as well as the detrimental effects of negative dyadic coping on marital quality are the same for all couples."

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2022

The dyadic couple form is still the default, and, of course, our society and families have their own ideas about how they expect our lives to play out.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021

Let me introduce the harm-based dyadic loop, described in a 2016 paper by Chelsea Schein and Kurt Gray, "Moralization and Harmification: The Dyadic Loop Explains How the Innocuous Becomes Harmful and Wrong."

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2018

One area that has lagged behind is what researchers calls dyadic sleep, or sleep concordance.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2016

The Pythagoreans having spoken of the point as a monad naturally were led to speak of the line as dyadic, or related to two.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene