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NOUN (3)

1. being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses;
- Example: "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"
[syn: dichotomy, duality]

2. (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;
[syn: duality, wave-particle duality]

3. (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duality \Du"al"i*ty\, n. [L. dualitas: cf. F. dualit['e].] The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

duality n 1: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" [syn: dichotomy, duality] 2: (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 [syn: duality, wave-particle duality] 3: (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry