Binary

Word BINARY
Character 6
Hyphenation bi na ry
Pronunciations /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Binary"

What do we mean by binary?

Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold. adjective

Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base. adjective

Of or relating to a system of encoding data using only 0's and 1's. adjective

Consisting of or containing only two kinds of atoms. adjective

Of or employing two comparatively nontoxic chemicals that combine to produce a deadly poison. adjective

Having two sections or subjects. adjective

A number system having 2 as its base. noun

A file that contains the executable version of a computer program. noun

A binary star. noun

In astronomy, a pair of stars which revolve around their common center of gravity; a binary star.

Twofold; dual; double; twain; twin; paired: said of anything which is composed of two things or considered as divided into two things.

In botany, having the organs in twos: applied to flowers: equivalent to dimerous.

A whole composed of two; a dyad. noun

Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things). adjective

That in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. adjective

A compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements. adjective

A system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448. adjective

Measure divisible by two or four; common time. adjective

Nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species. adjective

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

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

An executable computer file.

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Binary

The word "binary" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (2002)

PL1 ' (SEGmented loader) would take the binary file, link all the binary libraries that you specify and produce a file named ❋ Unknown (1987)

Harry at AICN says that people are telling him that the binary is a countdown and that at 10 AM CST something is going down in the Austin area. ❋ Unknown (2010)

William Herschel was the first person to coin the term binary star. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[[William Herschel]] was the first person to coin the term binary star. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, when we see two stones, and do not regard their nature farther than to remark that there are two of them, we form the idea of a certain number, which we call the binary; and when we afterwards see two birds or two trees, and merely take notice of them so far as to observe that there are two of them, we again take up the same idea as before, which is, accordingly, universal; and we likewise give to this number the same universal appellation of binary. ❋ Ren�� Descartes (1623)

Often sex work is considered in binary terms, defined as being ‘all good’ or ‘all bad’. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An interesting alternative to the legalisation or decriminalisation binary is the system that was in place in Victoria, Australia for a number of years - it was partial decriminalisation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don't know where people get these paranoid ideas but I think that too many people see the world in binary, either on or off, black and white with never a notion of compromise considered. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the only thing that might piss the trolls off more is if some of starting writing in binary or maybe L33T speak. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After researching this particular model, I decide to run a diagnostic on it, the problem the diagnosis comes out in binary, uh yeah it made my head spin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Well, in binary, every even number's square ends with at least two zeros (because they are all multiples of four), and every odd number's square ends in ... 001 (because they are always one more than a multiple of eight). ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

Until the day came when she could no longer do so, and she sent her final tweet in binary code: ❋ Cavalaxis (2009)

'Bad' is powerfully negative to you because we've been schooled in binary moral oppositions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Trans women have challenged this approach for being both masculine-centric (as it favors trans masculine individuals) and cissexist (as the presumption that we blur or subvert the gender binary is the direct result of people viewing us as “fake” and “illegitimate” women in the first place). ❋ Unknown (2008)

From Netkas. org: “Redistribution and use in binary form for direct or indirect commercial purposes, with or without modification, is stricktly [sic] forbidden.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

The other sense is a collection of information stored on a computer, usually in binary form, as in (2). ❋ Unknown (2008)

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