multigrade operatorMultigradeOperator2008-02-13 06:39:012008-02-13 06:39:01Definition% this is the default PlanetMath preamble. as your knowledge
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A \textbf{multigrade operator} $\Omega$ is a parametric operator with parameter $k$ in the set $\mathbb{N}$ of non-negative integers.
The application of a multigrade operator $\Omega$ to a finite sequence of operands $(x_1, \ldots, x_k)$ is typically denoted with the parameter $k$ left tacit, as the appropriate application is implicit in the number of operands listed. Thus $\Omega(x_1, \ldots, x_k)$ may be taken for $\Omega_k(x_1, \ldots, x_k).$