"monic" meaning in English

See monic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒn.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑ.nɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monic.wav
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: From mono- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|ic}} mono- + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monic (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monic-en-adj-0ZPzi650 Categories (other): Mathematics, Polynomials, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 40 40 3 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (biology) Monomorphic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monic-en-adj-3GlfQ48G Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 28 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 40 40 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 28 52 15 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 54 17 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 44 20 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 57 17 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 66 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 70 10 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 75 8 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (category theory) Of a morphism: that it is a monomorphism. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monic-en-adj-wgg8C0Wd Categories (other): Category theory, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 17 40 40 3 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonmonic

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒn.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑ.nɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monic.wav Forms: monics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: From mono- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|ic}} mono- + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} monic (plural monics)
  1. A monic polynomial. Translations (of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one): mònic (Catalan), unitaire (French), normalisé (French), mónico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monic-en-noun-40wuMqkf

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