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unary

[ yoo-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈyu nə ri /
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adjective Mathematics.
pertaining to a function whose domain is a given set and whose range is contained in that set.
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Origin of unary

1570–80; <Latin ūn(us) one + -ary, on the model of binary
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British Dictionary definitions for unary

unary
/ (ˈjuːnərɪ) /

adjective
consisting of, or affecting, a single element or component; monadic

Word Origin for unary

C16 (in the obsolete sense: a unit): from Latin unus one + -ary
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