unary

/ˈjuːnəɹi/

noun

  1. 1

    The unary numeral system; the bijective base-1 numeral system.

  2. 2

    Unary coding, an entropy encoding for natural numbers.

adjective

  1. 1

    Consisting of or involving a single element or component.

  2. 2

    (computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter or input; having domain of dimension 1.

    “Negation is a unary operation.”

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