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Binary

/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/

A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values.

📖 Definitions of "Binary"

noun
  1. 1

    A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values.

  2. 2

    The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.

  3. 3

    An executable computer file.

  4. 4

    A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other.

adjective
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.

  3. 3

    Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.

  4. 4

    Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.

    "A binary statistical distribution has only two categories."

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