Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monic

/ˈmɑ.nɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ic
IPA: /ˈmɑ.nɪk/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.

adj

adj

Of a morphism: that it is a monomorphism.

noun

A monic polynomial.

adj

Belonging to the branch of the Austroasiatic language family that includes the Mon language.

Example Sentences

"If a composition (of morphisms) is monic then, by theorem, the pre-composite of it is monic as well."
"It is often convenient to view a monic arrow i#58;A#92;rightarrowtailC, defined in Chapter 1, as showing that A is a copy of a part of C, and that i maps the copy on to that part. For example, in Set, the monic arrows are the one-to-one functions and, clearly, if i is one-to-one then A is a copy of a subset of C, namely of the image of i."

Etymology

From mono- + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono
Suffix: ic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑ.nɪk/
British English: /ˈmɒn.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

monics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonmonic

Phrases

Proto-Monic

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

How do you pronounce monic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑ.nɪk/.
What does monic mean?: Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
Where does monic come from?: From mono- + -ic.

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