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monad

noun
🔊/ˈmɒnæd/, 🔊/ˈməʊnæd/
🔊/ˈmɑːnæd/, 🔊/ˈməʊnæd/
(philosophy哲学)
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  1. a single simple thing that cannot be divided, for example an atom or a person单子（不可分割的实体）
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek monas, monad- ‘unit’, from monos ‘alone’.