Binary

/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/

noun

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

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

  3. An executable computer file.

Synonyms: base 2, binary star, double star

adjective

  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. Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.

  3. Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.

Synonyms: dyadic, Boolean, base-2, double, twin

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