monad

/ˈmoʊnæd/
noun
  1. A single unit or individual thing; something that is one and indivisible.
    • Each monad in the system operates independently but contributes to the whole.
    • In philosophy, a monad is a basic, indivisible substance that makes up reality.
    • The biologist described the cell as a living monad, a complete unit of life.
  2. In computing, a design pattern that wraps a value and allows operations to be chained together in a predictable way.
    • Learning how to use a monad can make your code cleaner and easier to debug.
    • The programmer used a monad to handle errors without breaking the flow of the code.
    • In functional programming, a monad helps manage side effects like input and output.
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