Definitions

1. noun

A unit or whole that is considered to be indivisible, or a small, usually single-celled organism, especially a protozoan.

“The biologist studied the behavior of a monad in its natural habitat.”

2. noun

In mathematics, a monad is a mathematical concept used to model computations in terms of a sequence of functions.

“The mathematician used the concept of a monad to prove the theorem.”

3. noun

In philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of Leibniz, a monad is a fundamental, indivisible unit of the universe, such as a person or a thing.

“The philosopher argued that the universe is composed of monads that interact with each other.”

4. noun

In the study of history of mathematics, a monad is a small, usually single-celled organism, especially a protozoan, used as a unit of measurement.

“The historian used monads to measure the rate of change in the population of a certain species.”