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unary

American  
[yoo-nuh-ree] / ˈyu nə ri /

adjective

Mathematics.

  1. pertaining to a function whose domain is a given set and whose range is contained in that set.

unary British  
/ ˈjuːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. consisting of, or affecting, a single element or component; monadic

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Etymology

Origin of unary

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

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