Definition of Binary operation

1. Noun. An operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values.

Exact synonyms: Binary Arithmetic Operation, Boolean Operation
Generic synonyms: Operation

Definition of Binary operation

1. Noun. (algebra) An operation taking two operands. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Binary operation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elementary Real Analysis by Brian S. Thomson, Judith B. Bruckner, Andrew M. Bruckner (2000)
"(c) For a binary operation B define what you might mean by the commutative, ... (d) Does the binary operation of subtraction satisfy any one of the ..."

2. Sophus Lie's 1880 Transformation Group Paper by Sophus Lie, Robert Hermann (1975)
"(This is called the multiplicative notation for the binary operation.) A partially defined binary operation on a set X is defined as a subset ..."

3. Geometric Computing Science: First Steps by Robert Hermann (1991)
"One must prove that the partially-defined binary operation (R', R) --> R' R satisfies the associative law. This is a straightforward compution which is left ..."

4. Invariant Measures on Groups and Their Use in Statistics by Robert A. Wijsman (1990)
"... is a set (also denoted G) together with a binary operation that assigns to each ordered pair of elements of G another element of G. The binary operation ..."

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