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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1bi·na·ry
noun \ˈbī-nə-rē, -ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē\ plural bi·na·ries
Definition of BINARY
First Known Use of BINARY
15th century
2binary
adjectiveDefinition of BINARY
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: compounded or consisting of or marked by two things or parts
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a : duple —used of measure or rhythm b : having two musical subjects or two complementary sections
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a : relating to, being, or belonging to a system of numbers having 2 as its base <the binary digits 0 and 1> b : involving a choice or condition of two alternatives (as on-off or yes-no)
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a : composed of two chemical elements, an element and a radical that acts as an element, or two such radicals b : utilizing two harmless ingredients that upon combining form a lethal substance (as a gas) <binary weapons>
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: relating two logical or mathematical elements <a binary operation>
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: of or relating to the use of stable oppositions (as good and evil) to analyze a subject or create a structural model <the binary opposition of male and female — Joan W. Scott>
See Examples of BINARY
- <a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation>
Origin of BINARY
Late Latin binarius, from Latin bini two by two — more at bin-
First Known Use: 1597
Related to BINARY
- Synonyms
- double, bipartite, double-barreled, double-edged, dual, duplex, twin, twofold
- Antonyms
- single
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bi·na·ry
adjective \ˈbī-nə-rē, -ˌner-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of BINARY
1
: compounded or consisting of or marked by two things or parts
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a : composed of two chemical elements, an element and a radical that acts as an element, or two such radicals b : utilizing two harmless ingredients that upon combining form a lethal substance (as a gas)
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