-adic

suffix

Having a specified adicity.

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-ary
OriginAncient Greek -άς →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. computingHaving a specified adicity.

    Synonyms: -ary

  2. combined with a symbol (here I but also often p, m, or a) representing an ideal of RalgebraSuch that the sets x+Iⁿᴹ (where x∈M, n a non-negative integer) form a basis for the topology.

Synonyms & antonyms

suffixHaving a specified adicity.

Similar
-ary
Also see
-ary

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-άς
  2. English-adic

Back-formation from monadic, etc., from Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) (genitive -άδος (-ádos)) + -ικός (-ikós) (English -ad + -ic). Compare related adicity and Latinate -ary. The algebraic sense is by analogy with p-adic, since ℤ₍ₚ₎ equipped with the (p)-adic topology passes to the ring of p-adic numbers under the operation of completion.

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Translations

Finnish -adinen
  • -adinenhaving a number of arguments
French -adique
  • -adiquehaving a number of arguments
German -adisch
  • -adischhaving a number of arguments
Hungarian -adikus
  • -adikushaving a number of arguments
Italian -adico
  • -adicohaving a number of arguments
Romanian -adic
  • -adichaving a number of arguments
Cite this entry
APA

-adic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-adic

MLA

“-adic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-adic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-adic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-adic.

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