"unary operation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unary operations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unary operation (plural unary operations)
  1. (algebra) An operation taking one operand, such as the square, factorial or absolute value operation. Categories (topical): Algebra Related terms: binary operation, unary operator Translations (one-operand operation): egyváltozós művelet (Hungarian), einstæð aðgerð [feminine] (Icelandic), 単項演算 (tankō enzan) (alt: たんこうえんざん) (Japanese), unarna operacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-unary_operation-en-noun-npZM95pC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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