Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-adic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: -adic
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Having a specified adicity.

suffix

Such that the sets x+Iⁿᴹ (where x∈M, n a non-negative integer) form a basis for the topology.

Etymology

Back-formation from monadic, etc., from Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) (genitive -άδος (-ádos)) + -ικός (-ikós) (English -ad + -ic). Compare related adicity and Latinate -ary. The algebraic sense is by analogy with p-adic, since ℤ₍ₚ₎ equipped with the (p)-adic topology passes to the ring of p-adic numbers under the operation of completion.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -άς

Phrases

n-adic p-adic

Frequently Paired Words

decadic duadic dyadic enneadic heptadic hexadic monadic n-adic

Synonyms

-ary

Questions

What does -adic mean?: Having a specified adicity.
Where does -adic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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