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unary operation

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A mathematical operation, such as the square root function and complex conjugation, that requires only one operand.

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  • noun algebra An operation taking one operand like the square, factorial or absolute value operation.

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  • noun an operation with exactly one operand

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Blend of uni– and binary.]

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