Monadic Operation (Noun)
Meaning
An operation with exactly one operand.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The square root function is a classic example of a monadic operation in mathematics.
- In programming, the logical NOT operator is a monadic operation that takes a single boolean value as input.
- The absolute value function is a monadic operation that returns the magnitude of a given number.
- The factorial function is a monadic operation that takes a single integer as input and returns its factorial.
- In lambda calculus, a monadic operation is a function that takes a single argument and returns a value.