unary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ūnus (“one”) + -ary, on the pattern of binary, ternary, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjuːnəɹi/ === Adjective === unary (not comparable) Consisting of or involving a single element or component. (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter, or input; having domain of dimension 1. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === unary (countable and uncountable, plural unaries) (mathematics) The unary, or bijective base-1, numeral system. (information theory) Unary coding, an entropy encoding for natural numbers. ==== Coordinate terms ==== binary ternary === Anagrams === anury, rauny