binary

Meaning of binary

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.
  4. A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other.
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.
  4. Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
    A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
  5. (computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
    Division of reals is a binary operation.
  6. Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
    He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD.
  7. Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
    He has a very binary understanding of gender.

Information about binary

  • The plural form of binary is: binaries.
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Hyphenation of binary

bi-nary

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • binary is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

binary synonyms

Meaning :

dyadic, Boolean, double, twin

binary antonyms

Meaning :

text

Translation of binary

Anagrams of binary

brainy, Raybin

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