unary operator

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

Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

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)