Meaning of binary in English
Classifying Adjective
binaryDefinitions
1. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on twoExamples
- « a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other »
- « a binary compound »
- « the binary number system has two as its base »
Synonyms
Noun
binaryDefinitions
1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitationQualitative Adjective
binaryEtymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘duality, a pair’): from late Latin binarius, from bini‘two together’Definitions
1. of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its baseExamples
- « a binary digit »