What is the difference between 'duality' and 'dichotomy'?
What is the difference between duality and dichotomy?
Although they sound very much alike to me. But there is a subtle difference between both. I don't know what 😅
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What is the difference between duality and dichotomy?
Although they sound very much alike to me. But there is a subtle difference between both. I don't know what 😅
word-difference
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
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asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
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What is the difference between duality and dichotomy?
Although they sound very much alike to me. But there is a subtle difference between both. I don't know what 😅
word-difference
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
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asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
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What is the difference between duality and dichotomy?
Although they sound very much alike to me. But there is a subtle difference between both. I don't know what 😅
word-difference
word-difference
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
5,03911134
asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
5,03911134
asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
5,03911134
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
5,03911134
edited Feb 8 at 7:42
RubioRic
5,03911134
5,03911134
asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
asked Feb 8 at 4:27
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
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Frankly, this is a simple look-up in any dictionary. Questions are supposed to contain minimum research and not be, usually, completely open ended.
– Lambie
Feb 8 at 17:57
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Frankly, this is a simple look-up in any dictionary. Questions are supposed to contain minimum research and not be, usually, completely open ended.
– Lambie
Feb 8 at 17:57
Frankly, this is a simple look-up in any dictionary. Questions are supposed to contain minimum research and not be, usually, completely open ended.
– Lambie
Feb 8 at 17:57
Frankly, this is a simple look-up in any dictionary. Questions are supposed to contain minimum research and not be, usually, completely open ended.
– Lambie
Feb 8 at 17:57
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A "dichotomy" splits a category into two subcategories. A "false dichotomy" is a logical error that incorrectly asserts that something must be in one category or the other; it claims the thing cannot be both or partway in between.
A "duality" describes two aspects of a single thing. For example, applying the "wave-particle duality" principle to light says that for some purposes, a small enough amount of light behaves like a particle; and for other purposes, it behaves like a wave.
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
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Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
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– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
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@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
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Unlike dichotomy ,duality can be used with both complementary and opposite things.
For example:
The duality of worshipping Aphrodite with Adonis
whereas a dichotomy is always the division of a whole into two things that are contradictory.
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A "dichotomy" splits a category into two subcategories. A "false dichotomy" is a logical error that incorrectly asserts that something must be in one category or the other; it claims the thing cannot be both or partway in between.
A "duality" describes two aspects of a single thing. For example, applying the "wave-particle duality" principle to light says that for some purposes, a small enough amount of light behaves like a particle; and for other purposes, it behaves like a wave.
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
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Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
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@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
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@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
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show 5 more comments
A "dichotomy" splits a category into two subcategories. A "false dichotomy" is a logical error that incorrectly asserts that something must be in one category or the other; it claims the thing cannot be both or partway in between.
A "duality" describes two aspects of a single thing. For example, applying the "wave-particle duality" principle to light says that for some purposes, a small enough amount of light behaves like a particle; and for other purposes, it behaves like a wave.
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
|
show 5 more comments
A "dichotomy" splits a category into two subcategories. A "false dichotomy" is a logical error that incorrectly asserts that something must be in one category or the other; it claims the thing cannot be both or partway in between.
A "duality" describes two aspects of a single thing. For example, applying the "wave-particle duality" principle to light says that for some purposes, a small enough amount of light behaves like a particle; and for other purposes, it behaves like a wave.
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
A "dichotomy" splits a category into two subcategories. A "false dichotomy" is a logical error that incorrectly asserts that something must be in one category or the other; it claims the thing cannot be both or partway in between.
A "duality" describes two aspects of a single thing. For example, applying the "wave-particle duality" principle to light says that for some purposes, a small enough amount of light behaves like a particle; and for other purposes, it behaves like a wave.
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
answered Feb 8 at 5:23
JasperJasper
18k43569
18k43569
Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
|
show 5 more comments
Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
Can duality be used to mean duplicity. Since it duality means to be dual. And duplicity means to be dual faced?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Feb 8 at 7:12
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
"Two-faced" and "snake-tongued" are much better synonyms for "duplicity" than "duality". "Duality" usually refers to complementary things (such as the two monarchies of Sparta, or the Austrian and Hungarian halves of the Austro-Hungarian empire), not to opposite things.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:25
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
@StewartGilliganGriffin -- Another example of your point: the "dual" of a mathematical problem involves negating various aspects of the original problem.
– Jasper
Feb 8 at 7:32
2
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
@StewartGilliganGriffin: Stack Exchange explicitly encourages you to write an answer to your own question if you have figure out an answer to your own question. In fact, it is even encouraged to post a question with the sole intent of answering it yourself (there is even an answer box right underneath the question box so that you can post both at the same time). Like always, do make sure that you follow all the rules, though.
– Jörg W Mittag
Feb 8 at 8:44
2
2
@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
@StewartGilliganGriffin And you could use good and evil as either a dichotomy or a duality, but the intended meaning would change depending on which word you use. If you use it as a dichotomy, you would be arguing "There are good things, and there are evil things." If you use it as a duality, you would be saying something like "There can't be good without evil, and there can't be evil without good."
– Cort Ammon
Feb 8 at 18:06
|
show 5 more comments
Unlike dichotomy ,duality can be used with both complementary and opposite things.
For example:
The duality of worshipping Aphrodite with Adonis
whereas a dichotomy is always the division of a whole into two things that are contradictory.
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
add a comment |
Unlike dichotomy ,duality can be used with both complementary and opposite things.
For example:
The duality of worshipping Aphrodite with Adonis
whereas a dichotomy is always the division of a whole into two things that are contradictory.
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
add a comment |
Unlike dichotomy ,duality can be used with both complementary and opposite things.
For example:
The duality of worshipping Aphrodite with Adonis
whereas a dichotomy is always the division of a whole into two things that are contradictory.
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
Unlike dichotomy ,duality can be used with both complementary and opposite things.
For example:
The duality of worshipping Aphrodite with Adonis
whereas a dichotomy is always the division of a whole into two things that are contradictory.
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
edited Feb 8 at 11:02
Lucian Sava
9,110113175
9,110113175
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1198
answered Feb 8 at 9:49
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
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1198
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