two-input operation
nounUK /tuː ˈɪnpʊt ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
US /tu ˈɪnˌpʊt ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/
A math rule that uses two numbers to make a new number.
Addition is a two-input operation because it takes two numbers and gives one answer.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer step that reads two values and produces a result.
The calculator chip performs a two-input operation on the two numbers you type.
3. A logic rule that combines two true-or-false inputs into one output.
AND is a two-input operation: it is true only when both inputs are true.
4. Any process in math that needs exactly two starting values.
Division is a two-input operation, but squaring a number is not.