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binary
1. Maths Computing of, relating to, or expressed in binary notation or binary code
2. (of a compound or molecule) containing atoms of two different elements
3. Metallurgy (of an alloy) consisting of two components or phases
4. (of an educational system) consisting of two parallel forms of education such as the grammar school and the secondary modern in Britain
5. Maths Logic (of a relation, expression, or operation) applying to two elements of its domain; having two argument places; dyadic
6. Astronomy See binary star
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binary
[′bīn·ə·rē] (computer science)
Possessing a property for which there exists two choices or conditions, one choice excluding the other.
(science and technology)
Composed of or characterized by two parts or elements.
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binary
(mathematics)Base two. A number representation
consisting of zeros and ones used by practically all computers
because of its ease of implementation using digital
electronics and Boolean algebra.
binary
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