Dyadic operator

In APL syntax, a dyadic operator is an operator which takes two operands, one on each side. In APL\360 the only dyadic operator was Inner Product, but other operators such as Power and Compose have become common, and languages such as J, NARS2000, and dzaima/APL have added many experimental dyadic operators.

The term "dyadic operator" refers to the valence of the operator itself, that is, the number of operands. When applied, it produces a derived function, which can have a different function valence. For example, the Inner Product is usually a dyadic operator that produces a dyadic function (+.× A is a SYNTAX ERROR, unless it's defined to be the Determinant operator), while Power generally produces an ambivalent function. The Compose function can produce an ambivalent function f∘g, or a monadic function A∘f if an array A is bound to a function f.

APL syntax [edit]
General	Comparison with traditional mathematics ∙ Precedence ∙ Tacit programming (Train, Hook, Split composition)
Array	Numeric literal ∙ String ∙ Strand notation ∙ Object literal ∙ Array notation (design considerations)
Function	Argument ∙ Function valence ∙ Derived function ∙ Derived operator ∙ Niladic function ∙ Monadic function ∙ Dyadic function ∙ Ambivalent function ∙ Defined function (traditional) ∙ Dfn ∙ Function train
Operator	Operand ∙ Operator valence ∙ Tradop ∙ Dop ∙ Derived operator
Assignment	Multiple ∙ Indexed ∙ Selective ∙ Modified
Other	Function axis ∙ Bracket indexing ∙ Branch ∙ Statement separator ∙ Quad name ∙ System command ∙ User command ∙ Keyword ∙ Dot notation ∙ Function-operator overloading ∙ Control structure ∙ Comment

Dyadic operator

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