In the second paragraph you answer your own question.
Yes, but I tried to appeal to take context into consideration.
Sorry, I do not see what I'm answering myself there. And context doesn't matter, stereo is still 2 or any more speakers that can provide the illusion of directionality of sound.
Edit: I have a feeling we're not talking about the same thing. I think we can both agree on the definition of stereo. And that in the case of the iPad mini, that the directionality is created solely by the placement of the speakers since they are so close together, resulting in no appreciable "stereo" effect, even though you might send a stereo signal to it (at least you won't be cancelling any sound due to phase differences between L/R when downmixing to mono).
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