DUALITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DUALITY?

Need another word that means the same as “duality”? Find 5 synonyms for “duality” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Duality” are: dichotomy, wave-particle duality, dualism, duplexity, ambivalence

Duality as a Noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “duality” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry.
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.
The property of two theorems, expressions, etc., of being dual to each other.
The quality or condition of being dual.
The quantum-mechanical property of being regardable as both a wave and a particle.
An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism.
Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses.
(geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry.
(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.

ambivalence	Mixed feelings or emotions. The law s ambivalence* about the importance of a victim s identity.*
dichotomy	Repeated branching into two equal parts. A rigid dichotomy* between science and mysticism.*
dualism	A theory or system of thought that regards a domain of reality in terms of two independent principles especially mind and matter Cartesian dualism. A dualism* between man and nature.*
duplexity	The quality of being dual or double. The famous duplexity* of Beethoven s works.*
wave-particle duality	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.

This duality of purpose was discernible in the appointments.
His photographs capitalize on the dualities of light and dark, stillness and movement.