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BINARY OPERATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does binary operation mean?
• BINARY OPERATION (noun)
The noun BINARY OPERATION has 1 sense:
1. an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
Familiarity information: BINARY OPERATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
binary arithmetic operation; binary operation; boolean operation
Hypernyms ("binary operation" is a kind of...):
operation ((computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction))
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