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tag: 0M418FE7BB
kind: concept
name: Binary operation
msc: [08A02]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_operation
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q164307
  wikipedia: Binary operation
---

## Summary

A binary operation on a set combines two elements of the set and gives one element of the same set.
Addition and multiplication of numbers are the basic examples.