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monic¹

  • /ˈmɒn.ɪk/ UK
  • /ˈmɑ.nɪk/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnɪk

Where it comes from

From mono- + -ic.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
  2. not comparable Monomorphic.
  3. not comparable Of a morphism: that it is a monomorphism. If a composition (of morphisms) is monic then, by theorem, the pre-composite of it is monic as well.

noun monics

  1. A monic polynomial.

Monic²

adjective

  1. not comparable Belonging to the branch of the Austroasiatic language family that includes the Mon language.

Translations

Every language

noun of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one

Españolmónico
Françaisunitaire, normalisé

adj Translations

Françaismônique, môniques

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"monic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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monic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monic

Chicago

"monic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monic.

BibTeX
@misc{monic_2026,
  title = {monic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}