Sekirov Dictionary

binary

UK /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/US /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/

adjective 8
noun 7
forms 3

adjective8

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Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
- Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
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Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
- He has a very binary understanding of gender.
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Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
- Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.
- A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
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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.
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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.
Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.

noun7

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A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other.
- The “in” versus “out” of this sociological model certainly carries to the admittedly simplistic binary of “good” versus “bad” of stereotypes in fictional works and the scholarly approaches to them. — 2012
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The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
- As our initial exposure to the base 10 number system consisted of learning how to count, it also makes sense that we might begin by learning how to count in binary. — 1987
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Ellipsis of binary file.
- Now that you have a high-level idea of what binaries look like and how they work, you're ready to dive into a real binary format. — 2018
Ellipsis of binary asteroid.
Ellipsis of binary planet.
Ellipsis of binary star.
Ellipsis of binary option.

forms

binaries · more binary · most binary

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