binary operation

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a mathematical operation in which two elements are combined to yield a single result: Addition and multiplication are binary operations on the set of real numbers.

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Compare ternary operation, unary operation.

Origin of binary operation

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby binary operation

binary fission, binary form, binary notation, binary number, binary number system, binary operation, binary opposition, binary pulsar, binary star, binary system, binary weapon

How to use binary operation in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
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Their leader, Njie, still going by “Dave” during the operation, would stay a safe distance away until the State House was secure.
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American lawmakers were quick to praise the military operation.
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The campaign was known to palace insiders as “Operation Mrs. PB.”
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This system had been in full operation in both districts prior to the general application of the voluntary system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
After the Reserve Banks have been in operation long enough to be running smoothly, not a few branches will doubtless be organized.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The intellect might be abolished so far as its participation in such an operation is concerned.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
And the Process or Method of study, if it be an Assimilating one, also compels this co-operation.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)