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binary operation

vr.tr.binary-operation · XCT.QLT

Let an agent handle binary operations by definition, properties, examples and role in algebraic structures.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent handle binary operations by definition, properties, examples and role in algebraic structures.

An operation that combines two elements of a set to produce an element, such as addition, multiplication, composition of functions or the Poisson bracket; properties include associativity, commutativity, identity and inverses.

What it is for: Defining algebraic structures such as groups, rings and fields.

It can be check properties of an operation; give examples and counterexamples; identify algebraic structures; use operation tables.

Distinguishing features

Takes two inputs

Closed or partial

Properties define structures

Everywhere in mathematics and computing

What it looks like

Written with symbols such as +, x, composition circles or brackets.

How it is recognised

Notation a * b

Cayley tables

Unary and ternary operations take one or three inputs

Related models

is a kind of - category

mathematical operation and binary function

defines - structures

group and ring

is studied in - field

abstract algebra

is related to - logic

logical relation

In practice

Families and kinds

arithmetic operations

function composition

logical operations

products in algebra

partial binary operations

Standards and regulation

ISO 80000-2 notation

Failure modes and hazards

Assuming commutativity

Ignoring closure

Also called

super-logarithmfunction compositioninterior productgraph productinternal binary operationPoisson bracketlaw of compositioncross productmodulo operationtetrationmediantpentationexternal binary operationbinary function that is not an internal binary operationproduct in algebraic topologyknot suminternal binary functiongroup operationfunction iterationpartial application

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Definition Operation.

Definitions must be precise.

Set

Domain.

Set

Domain.

  1. On which set is the operation defined? definition
  2. Is it closed on that set? boundary

Notation

Symbols.

Notation

Notation.

  1. How is the operation written? definition
  2. Is the notation standard? provenance
Properties Laws.

Properties define structure.

Associativity

Grouping.

Associativity

Associativity and commutativity.

  1. Is the operation associative and commutative? boundary
  2. Can a counterexample be given? action

Identity

Identity and inverses.

Identity

Identity and inverses.

  1. Is there an identity element and do inverses exist? boundary
  2. What are they? definition
Structures Algebra.

Operations build structures.

Structure

Group, ring.

Structure

Algebraic structure.

  1. Which algebraic structure does the set with this operation form? definition
  2. Which axioms fail if any? boundary

Tables

Cayley tables.

Tables

Operation tables.

  1. What does the Cayley table look like for this finite set? action
  2. What patterns does it show? definition
Computing Programming.

Operations appear in code.

Code

Operators.

Code

Programming operators.

  1. How is the operation implemented in this language? action
  2. Are there overflow or precision issues? boundary

Teaching

Learning.

Teaching

Teaching.

  1. Which examples help learners understand binary operations? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should properties be separate entries?
  • How should algebraic structures be linked?
  • How should partial operations be handled?