Meaning of binary in English

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Classifying Adjective
binary
Definitions
1. consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms) or based on two
Examples
- « 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
- multiple
Noun
binary
Definitions
1. a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
Qualitative Adjective
binary
Etymology
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 base
Examples
- « a binary digit »

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