Duality
[djuː'ælɪtɪ] or [du'æləti]
Definition
(noun.) (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry.
(noun.) (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory.
Editor: Melinda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.
Typed by Camilla
Examples
- And it was this duality in feeling which he created in her, that made a fine hate of him quicken in her bowels. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Birkin, who was watching him, was irritated by his duality. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There is only the pure duality of polarisation, each one free from any contamination of the other. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Pierre