different between duality vs dualism

English

Etymology

From Latin du?lit?s.

dual +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d(j)u??æl?ti/
• Rhymes: -æl?ti

Noun

duality (countable and uncountable, plural dualities)

1. A classification into two subclasses or opposed parts.
2. (projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes.
3. (mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.

Synonyms

• dichotomy

Derived terms

• wave-particle duality

Translations

English

Etymology

dual +? -ism

Noun

dualism (countable and uncountable, plural dualisms)

1. Duality; the condition of being double.
2. (philosophy) The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil.
3. (theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
4. (chemistry, dated) The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities.

Derived terms

• Cartesian dualism
• predicate dualism
• property dualism
• substance dualism

Related terms

• dual
• duality

Translations

See also

• monism
• nondualism

Anagrams

• dual SIM, dual-SIM

Romanian

Etymology

From French dualisme

Noun

dualism n (uncountable)

1. dualism

Declension