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Definition of binary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

binary

adjective
 
/ˈbaɪnəri/
 
/ˈbaɪnəri/,
 
/ˈbaɪneri/
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  1. (computing, mathematics) using only 0 and 1 as a system of numbers
    • the binary system
    • binary arithmetic
    compare decimal, hexadecimalTopics Computersc2, Maths and measurementc2
  2. (specialist) based on only two numbers; consisting of two parts
    • binary code/numbers
    compare unary
    3. see also non-binary
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘duality, a pair’): from late Latin binarius, from bini ‘two together’.
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