different between unary vs snary

English

Etymology

From Latin ?nus (“one”) + -ary, on the pattern of binary, ternary, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?n??i/

Adjective

unary (not comparable)

1. Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
2. (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter, or input; having domain of dimension 1.

   Negation is a unary operation.

Translations

Noun

unary (plural unaries)

1. (mathematics) The unary numeral system; the bijective base-1 numeral system.
2. (information theory) Unary coding, an entropy encoding for natural numbers.

Coordinate terms

• binary
• ternary

Anagrams

• anury

English

Etymology

snare +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sn???i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

snary (comparative more snary, superlative most snary)

1. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.

   • Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.

Anagrams

• N-rays, Ryans, yarns