Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-er-ad
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.

Etymology

A portmanteau of "operation" and "monad".

Inflected Forms

operads (plural)

Derived Forms

cooperad dioperad operadic properad

Questions

What does operad mean?: A set of operations, each one having a fixed finite number of arguments and one output, which can be composed with others.
Where does operad come from?: A portmanteau of "operation" and "monad".

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