"monad" yana da ma'anoni da dama: indivisible and irreducible entity, often used to explain the basic blocks of the universe. Wani nau'in halitta mai sauƙi, irin su protozoan ko alga mai-celled guda ɗaya. p > A cikin ilmin sinadarai, wani sinadari ko tsattsauran ra'ayi, ko wani fili mai dauke da irin wannan sinadari ko tsattsauran ra'ayi. ainihin naúrar ƙididdigewa a cikin shirye-shiryen aiki, yawanci wakiltar ƙima ko aiki marar canzawa.Yana da kyau a lura cewa kalmar "monad" tana da dogon tarihi mai sarkakiya a falsafa, tafi. koma zuwa ga tsohon masanin falsafa Pythagoras da kuma ci gaba ta hanyar aikin masana falsafa kamar Leibniz da Hegel. Ma'anar falsafar monad na iya komawa ga ra'ayoyi da yawa, tun daga tushen tushen ginin gaskiya zuwa rai ko kai.