of or pertaining to two; made up of two parts, twofold, double
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Dual Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutExpressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc. , in Greek.
dual
\du"al\ (?), a. [l. dualis, fr. duo two. see two.] expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc., in greek. here you have one half of our dual truth.
dual
adj
1. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: double, duple]
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- r.w.emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-frederick harrison [syn: double, twofold, treble, threefold]
3. a grammatical number category referring to two items or units (as opposed to one item (singular) or more than one item (plural)); "ancient greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern greek"
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dual ported
dual in-line package
Adjective
1. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
(synonym) double, duple
(similar) multiple
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
(synonym) double, twofold, treble, threefold
(similar) multiple
3. a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"
(similar) plural
Dual Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dual Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dual may refer to:
- Dual (mathematics), a notion of paired concepts that mirror one another
- Dual (category theory), a formalization of mathematical duality
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- Dual (grammatical number), a grammatical category used in some languages
- Duality (electrical circuits)
- Dual diagnosis, a psychiatric diagnosis of co-occurrence of substance abuse and a mental problem
- Dual fertilization, simultaneous application of a P-type and N-type fertilizer
- DUAL (cognitive architecture), an artificial intelligence design model
- DUAL algorithm, or Diffusing update algorithm, used to update Internet protocol routing tables
- DUAL table, a special one-row and one-column database table
- Dual SIM cellphone
- Dual (brand), a manufacturer of Hifi equipment
- Dual county, referring to a Gaelic Athletic Association county which traditionally competes at a similar level in both Gaelic football and hurling
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is a fourteen episode series created in 1999 by Masaki Kajishima and produced by AIC, both well known for the Tenchi Muyo! franchise. It is licensed in the US by Pioneer LDC, later known as Geneon. In addition to the original run, an OVA special was added to conclude the series as a de facto "14th episode".
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