Binary Definition

bīnə-rē
binaries
adjective
Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
American Heritage
Made up of two parts or things; twofold; double.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
American Heritage
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
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a system of encoding data using only 0's and 1's.
American Heritage
noun
binaries
A number system having 2 as its base.
American Heritage
Something made up of two parts or things.
Webster's New World
A file that contains the executable version of a computer program.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A binary star.
American Heritage
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binary
Plural:
binaries

Origin of Binary

  • Middle English binarie from Late Latin bīnārius from Latin bīnī two by two dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”).

    From Wiktionary

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