binary
adjective/ˈbaɪnəri/
/ˈbaɪnəri/, /ˈbaɪneri/
- (computing, mathematics) using only 0 and 1 as a system of numbers
- the binary system
- binary arithmetic
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- (specialist) based on only two numbers; consisting of two parts
- binary code/numbers
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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