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  Tetrad may refer to:

  • Tetrad (chromosomal formation), a chromosomal formation in meiosis
  • Tetrad (general relativity), a mathematical frame of reference in general relativity
  • Tetrad (genetics)
    Tetrad (genetics)

    The tetrad is the four spores of a yeast, that separate after mating. If the two parents have a mutation in two different genes, the tetrad can segregate as the parental ditype, the non-parental ditype or as the tetratype....
    , the four spores of a yeast
  • Tetrad (Greek philosophy), the first number formed by the addition and multiplication of equals
  • Tetrad (index notation)
    Tetrad (index notation)

    In Riemannian geometry, we can introduce a coordinate system over the Riemannian manifold , giving n coordinatesfor an n-dimensional manifold. Locally, at least, this gives a basis for the 1-forms, dxi where d is the exterior derivative....
    , a concept in differential geometry
  • Tetrad (music)
    Tetrad (music)

    In music theory, a tetrad is a set of four notes. When these four notes form a tertian chord they are more particularly and more commonly referred to as a seventh chord, after the diatonic interval from the root of the chord to its fourth note ....
    , a set of four notes
  • Tetrad (unit of area)
    Tetrad (unit of area)

    A tetrad is an area 2 km x 2 km square. The term has a particular use in connection with the British Ordnance Survey British national grid reference system, and then refers to any of the 25 such squares which make up a standard hectad ....
    , an area 2km x 2km square
  • Tetromino
    Tetromino

    A tetromino, also spelled tetramino or tetrimino, is a geometric shape composed of four square s, connected orthogonality. This is a particular type of polyomino, like dominoes and pentominoes are....
    , a shape composed of four squares
  • Tetrad of media effects
    Tetrad of media effects

    Generally speaking, a tetrad is any set of four things. In Laws of Media and The Global Village , published posthumously, Marshall McLuhan summarized his ideas about media studies in a concise tetrad of media effects....
    , a pedagogical tool