[syn: duality, wave-particle duality]
3. (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duality \Du"al"i*ty\, n. [L. dualitas: cf. F. dualit['e].]
The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual
character or usage.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
duality
n 1: being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or
subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western
culture" [syn: dichotomy, duality]
2: (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 [syn: duality, wave-particle duality]
3: (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and
planes in the theorems of projective geometry