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dyad

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How to pronounce dyad

noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪ.æd/

Say it like: Eea-d

The correct spelling is dyad. A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. For example: ""For each individual in a specific dyad (i.e., mother-offspring, offspring-father, sibling-sibling),..." Debra Lieberman, John Tooby, and Leda Cosmides - The evolution of human incest avoidance mechanisms: an evolutionary psychological approach, p. 20"

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"For each individual in a specific dyad (i.e., mother-offspring, offspring-father, sibling-sibling),..." Debra Lieberman, John Tooby, and Leda Cosmides - The evolution of human incest avoidance mechanisms: an evolutionary psychological approach, p. 20

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
  2. 2.Any set of two different pitch classes.
  3. 3.A pair of things standing in particular relation; dyadic relation.
  4. 4.An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
  5. 5.A secondary unit of organisation consisting of an aggregate of monads.

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