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Wordnet 3.0
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]
