1. A basic mathematical operation such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
The students learned elementary operations before advancing to algebra.
Os alunos aprenderam operações elementares antes de avançar para álgebra.
2. In linear algebra, a row or column operation performed on a matrix (row addition, row multiplication, row exchange)
Elementary operations are used to reduce a matrix to row echelon form.
Operações elementares são usadas para reduzir uma matriz à forma escalonada.
3. A basic computational step or procedure in computer science and algorithms
The algorithm's complexity is measured in the number of elementary operations required.
A complexidade do algoritmo é medida pelo número de operações elementares necessárias.