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binary

10 definitions • 13 examples
1
using a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1:

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Computers store all data in binary code.
The server writes these files in binary format.
What would pi be in binary numbers?
2
relating to or consisting of two things, in which everything is either one thing or the other:

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It's a binary choice, you either accept or you refuse.
The system tends to reinforce binary opposites: us and them, self and other, objective and subjective.
The study showed that most people under 30 believe that attributes such as male and female aren't binary, but rather are on a spectrum.
3
a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1:

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The data is stored in binary, which is then decoded and played back.
4
something such as a system or description that has two parts, in which everything is either one thing or the other:

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We think of truth and falsehood as a binary: you're either right or you're wrong.
Binaries – choice versus life, liberal versus conservative, us versus them – work well in media and politics.
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Spica, over 2000 times as luminous as the Sun, is actually a binary.
6
consisting of two of something
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Binary also describes a numbering system using only two numbers, zero and one
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relating to a system of counting, used in computers, in which only the numbers 0 and 1 are used:

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the binary system
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based on only two numbers:

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a binary code/digit/number
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consisting of two parts:

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The markets face a simple binary decision - stay or go.

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