binary
binary definition
bi·nary (bī′nə rē)
adjective
- made up of two parts or things; twofold; double
- designating or of a number system in which the base used is two, each number being expressed in powers of two by using only two digits, specif. 0 and 1
- designating or of a musical form consisting of two closely related sections
- Chem. composed of two elements or radicals, or of one element and one radical binary compounds
Etymology: ME binarie < L binarius < bini, two by two < bis, double < IE *duis < base *dwōu-, two
noun pl. binaries -·ries
- something made up of two parts or things
- binary star
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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