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English

-adic

suffix

Meaning

  1. Such that the sets x+Iⁿᴹ (where x∈M, n a non-negative integer) form a basis for the topology.
  2. Having a specified adicity.

Etymology / origin

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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