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| − | A '''binary operation''' is a [[mathematical]] | + | A '''binary operation''' is a [[mathematical operation]] (a.k.a. [[function]]) that takes two [[argument]]s (or inputs) and returns one output. Common examples of binary operations are [[addition]], which takes the two [[addend]]s as arguments and returns a [[sum]], and [[multiplication]], which takes two [[factor]]s as arguments and returns a [[product]]. The word "[[binary]]" means ''two''; there are also [[unary operation]]s (1 argument), ternary operations (3 arguments) and more generally, ''n''-ary operations (''n'' arguments). |
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Revision as of 04:10, November 4, 2008
A binary operation is a mathematical operation (a.k.a. function) that takes two arguments (or inputs) and returns one output. Common examples of binary operations are addition, which takes the two addends as arguments and returns a sum, and multiplication, which takes two factors as arguments and returns a product. The word "binary" means two; there are also unary operations (1 argument), ternary operations (3 arguments) and more generally, n-ary operations (n arguments).
