tetrad

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"Sociopathy is very consistent with the dark tetrad of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism and sadism," explained Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, in an email to Salon.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2023

Orientation of each tetrad is independent of the orientation of other tetrads.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In psychology, the "dark tetrad" refers to a group of four personality traits.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2022

The mother cell undergoes meiosis to form a tetrad of cells, which separate to form the pollen grains.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

An element having a valence of one is a monad; of two, a dyad; three, a triad; four, tetrad; five, pentad; six, hexad, etc.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips