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monads

/ˈmoʊnædz/

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noun

Monade, atome ultime

An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.

Examples :

"The tiny speck of dust, seemingly insignificant, was, for the scientist, a monad, the fundamental building block of the universe. "

Le minuscule grain de poussière, apparemment insignifiant, était, pour le scientifique, une monade, le bloc de construction fondamental de l'univers.

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noun

Monade, individu isolé

A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.

Examples :

"The botanist observed several pollen grains floating freely in the air, each one acting as monads, independent and unattached to any other. "

Le botaniste a observé plusieurs grains de pollen flottant librement dans l'air, chacun agissant comme des monades, indépendants et non attachés les uns aux autres.

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noun

Monades

A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.

Examples :

"In advanced computer science, monads help programmers manage complex sequences of operations in a structured way, like organizing steps in a recipe. "

En informatique avancée, les monades aident les programmeurs à gérer des séquences complexes d'opérations de manière structurée, comme l'organisation des étapes d'une recette.

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