u·na·ry operation

(yo͞o′nə-rē)

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

[Blend of uni- and binary.]

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unary operation - an operation with exactly one operand

monadic operation

operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"

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unarna operacija

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Rough operations and uncertainty measures on MV-algebras

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Conservative intensional extension of Tarski's semantics

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