Operator - Science and Mathematics

Science and Mathematics

  • Operator (mathematics), a function between vector spaces
  • Operator (biology), a segment of DNA regulating the activity of genes
  • Operator (linguistics), a special category including wh- interrogatives
  • Operator (physics), mathematical operators in quantum physics

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