MATLAB: Unary operator

unary versus binary

why is 3>5 unary when exposed to ~ (sign for not) you have two numbers 3>5 and binary is defined as:
An operation, such as addition, that is applied to two elements of a set to produce a third element of the set.
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while unary is defined as:
A mathematical operation, such as the square root function and complex conjugation, that requires only one operand.
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here for 3>5 you do need to numbers to make false statement true and vica versa

Best Answer

I think it is like this:
x=3>5 is binary as it is the same as x=gt(3,5)
3>5 is unary when exposed to ~
y=~x, or y=~(3>5) or y=not(x)
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