different between duality vs duplication

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

Borrowed from Middle French, from Late Latin duplicatio, duplicationem, from Latin duplico.Morphologically duplicate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dju?.pl?.?ke?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d(j)u.pl?.?ke?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

duplication (countable and uncountable, plural duplications)

1. The act of duplicating.
2. A folding over; a fold.
3. (biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.

4. (genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
5. (genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.

Synonyms

• (act of duplicating): See also Thesaurus:duplication

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Late Latin duplicatio, duplicationem, from Latin duplico.

Pronunciation

Noun

duplication f (plural duplications)

1. duplication

Related terms

• dupliquer

Further reading

• “duplication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).