duality
/d(j)uːˈælɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the moral duality of certain characters"
- "Mother Nature's eternal duality, both life-giving and destructive"
- "He was fascinated by the duality of human nature."
- "philosophical duality"
- "The novel explored the duality of good and evil."
- "that fundamental duality that characterises the life of all animals—hungry or sated"
Etymology
From Latin duālitās. Equivalent to dual + -ity.