"-adic" meaning in English

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Suffix

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. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|monadic}} Back-formation from monadic, {{der|en|grc|-άς}} Ancient Greek -άς (-ás), {{m|grc|-άδος}} -άδος (-ádos), {{m|grc|-ικός}} -ικός (-ikós), {{m|en|-ad}} -ad, {{m|en|-ic}} -ic, {{m|en|adicity}} adicity, {{m|en|-ary}} -ary Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -adic
  1. (mathematics, computing) Having a specified adicity. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Synonyms (adicity): -ary Translations (having a number of arguments): -adinen (Finnish), -adique (French), -adisch (German), -adikus (Hungarian), -adico (Italian), -adic (Romanian)

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