Associations to the word «Monad»

Wiktionary

MONAD, noun. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
MONAD, noun. (mathematics) (computing) A monoid in the category of endofunctors.
MONAD, noun. (botany) A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.

Dictionary definition

MONAD, noun. (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one.
MONAD, noun. A singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive.
MONAD, noun. (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan).

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn