unary
unary · unaries
Unärsystem
The unary, or bijective base-1, numeral systemThe unary, or bijective base-1, numeral system.
/ˈjuːnəɹi/
» In the C and C++ programming languages, the unary operators take only one argument.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The unary, or bijective base-1, numeral system.
Unärsystem
the bijective base-1 numeral system: in order to represent a number N, an arbitrarily chosen symbol representing 1 is repeated N times.
(countable, uncountable)Unary coding, an entropy encoding for natural numbers.
Examples
1 sentencesIn the C and C++ programming languages, the unary operators take only one argument.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin ūnus (“one”) + -ary, on the pattern of binary, ternary, etc.From Latin ūnus (“one”) + -ary, on the pattern of binary, ternary, etc.
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Forms
plural: unariesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the bijective base-1 numeral system: in order to represent a number N, an arbitrarily chosen symbol representing 1 is repeated N times.:unary numeral system
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable