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UNARY OPERATOR [7 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monadic operator
1, record 1, English, monadic%20operator
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unary operator 1, record 1, English, unary%20operator
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
operator that represents an operation on one and only one operand 1, record 1, English, - monadic%20operator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monadic operator; unary operator: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-2:1976]. 2, record 1, English, - monadic%20operator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opérateur monadique
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
opérateur qui représente une opération portant sur un seul opérande 1, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opérateur monadique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-2:1976]. 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- monadic operator
1, record 2, English, monadic%20operator
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unary operator 2, record 2, English, unary%20operator
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operator that represents an operation on one and only one operand. 3, record 2, English, - monadic%20operator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monadic operator; unary operator: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 2, English, - monadic%20operator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- opérateur monadique
1, record 2, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opérateur qui représente une opération portant sur un opérande et un seul. 2, record 2, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opérateur monadique : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 3, record 2, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20monadique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- opérateur unaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- operador unario
1, record 2, Spanish, operador%20unario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- operador monádico 1, record 2, Spanish, operador%20mon%C3%A1dico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operador aritmético que posee un solo término, por ejemplo, el operador de negación. 2, record 2, Spanish, - operador%20unario
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-08-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unary operator
1, record 3, English, unary%20operator
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unary operator: STD-ANSI. 2, record 3, English, - unary%20operator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- opérateur unaire
1, record 3, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20unaire
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe (+) ou signe (-) qui précède une variable ou la parenthèse gauche d'une expression arithmétique et qui a pour effet de multiplier l'expression par + 1 ou - 1 respectivement. 1, record 3, French, - op%C3%A9rateur%20unaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-11-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unary adding operator
1, record 4, English, unary%20adding%20operator
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- unary additive operator 1, record 4, English, unary%20additive%20operator
correct
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- opérateur additif unaire
1, record 4, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20additif%20unaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- opérateur d'addition unaire 1, record 4, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20d%27addition%20unaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-11-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- highest precedence unary operator
1, record 5, English, highest%20precedence%20unary%20operator
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- opérateur prioritaire unaire
1, record 5, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20prioritaire%20unaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- opérateur unaire de hiérarchie la plus élevée 1, record 5, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20unaire%20de%20hi%C3%A9rarchie%20la%20plus%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1988-05-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- unary adding operator
1, record 6, English, unary%20adding%20operator
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- opérateur additif unaire
1, record 6, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20additif%20unaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-06-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unary arithmetic operator 1, record 7, English, unary%20arithmetic%20operator
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- opérateur arithmétique unaire 1, record 7, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20arithm%C3%A9tique%20unaire
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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