dyadic operation
- noun
- /daɪˈædɪk ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
operación diádica
- Addition is a common dyadic operation because it combines two numbers to produce a sum.
Examples
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Multiplication of two matrices is another example of a dyadic operation in mathematics.
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In group theory, the group operation is a type of dyadic operation defined on the set.
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A dyadic operation requires two inputs.
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Can you explain a dyadic operation?
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Addition is a common dyadic operation because it combines two numbers to produce a sum.
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Multiplication of two matrices is another example of a dyadic operation in mathematics.
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In group theory, a dyadic operation takes two elements from a set and combines them according to specific rules.
Synonyms
A rule that combines two values into one result, like addition or AND
An operation with two inputs that gives a true or false result
How Complex
- Specialized
30
3.7
- Formal
- Specialized
- Specialized
4
1.0
- Specialized
1
7.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an operation that takes exactly two operands' is directly and transparently derived from 'dyadic' (pertaining to two) combined with 'operation' (a defined procedure). Although 'dyadic' is somewhat technical, the compositional logic mirrors common 'two-/binary + operation' patterns (cross-linguistically attested), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Dyadic operation comes from a word for a 'pair': dyadic means 'two' and operation means an action. Picture a small machine that always takes exactly two things, like two numbers, and does something to them, and that's why the phrase means an operation that works on exactly two items.