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binary
[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee]
adjective
consisting of, indicating, or involving two.
Mathematics.
of or relating to a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 2 5 + 1 × 2 4 + 1 × 2 3 + 0 × 2 2 + 1 × 2 1 + 0 × 2 0 .
of or relating to the digits or numbers used in binary notation.
of or relating to a binary system.
(of an operation) assigning a third quantity to two given quantities, as in the addition of two numbers.
Computers.of, relating to, or written in binary code; programmed or encoded using only the digits 0 and 1.
All executable programs on the computer are stored in binary files.
Chemistry.noting a compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride, methyl bromide, or methyl hydroxide.
Metallurgy.(of an alloy) having two principal constituents.
noun
plural
binariesa whole composed of two.
Mathematics.a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2.
to convert decimal to binary.
Also called binary number.Mathematics.a number expressed in the binary system of notation.
Computers.binary code.
Computers.an executable file stored in binary format.
Astronomy.binary star.
binary
/ ˈɪəɪ /
adjective
composed of, relating to, or involving two; dual
maths computing of, relating to, or expressed in binary notation or binary code
(of a compound or molecule) containing atoms of two different elements
metallurgy (of an alloy) consisting of two components or phases
(of an educational system) consisting of two parallel forms of education such as the grammar school and the secondary modern in Britain
maths logic (of a relation, expression, or operation) applying to two elements of its domain; having two argument places; dyadic
noun
something composed of two parts or things
astronomy See binary star
short for binary weapon
binary
Having two parts.
MathematicsBased on the number 2 or the binary number system.
binary
Anything composed of two parts. In modern computers, information is stored in banks of components that act like switches. Since switches can be either on or off, they have a binary character, and we say that the computer uses “binary arithmetic” to do its work.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of binary1
Example Sentences
In a traditional parenting binary, the mom is often labeled the default parent.
It may also be that “good trips” do not exist along with “bad” ones because this binary way of thinking is also Western.
"The government is blinkered and you wonder if they commissioned this report to get a binary answer."
Mina shares her dream of raising children outside of the fixed binaries of gender.
The ruling states that sex is binary, and that a “woman” is someone whose biological sex aligns with that definition.
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