Binary definition
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
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(chemistry) Consisting of or containing only two kinds of atoms.
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Made up of two parts or things; twofold; double.
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Designating or of a musical form consisting of two closely related sections.
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Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.
Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
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Something made up of two parts or things.
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Having two parts.
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A binary star.
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Of or relating to a system of encoding data using only 0's and 1's.
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(astronomy) A star system consisting of only two stars.
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(music) Having two sections or subjects.
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Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
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Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.
A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
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Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
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A file that contains the executable version of a computer program.
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(chem.) Composed of two elements or radicals, or of one element and one radical.
Binary compounds.
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The definition of binary is double or made up of two parts, or a number system where every number is expressed by 0 or 1 or a combination of them.
An example of something binary is a pair of glasses.
An example of a binary number system is one in which 1 0 0 0 means 2.
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A number system having 2 as its base.
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(mathematics) Based on the number 2 or the binary number system.
Of or employing two comparatively nontoxic chemicals that combine to produce a deadly poison.
Binary weapons; a binary nerve gas.
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Other Word Forms
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Singular:
binary
Plural:
binaries