Binary

Quick meaning: Binary is an adjective meaning Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.

Meaning

Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.

More Meanings

1. (logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
2. (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
3. Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
4. (computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
5. (comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
6. (biology, sociology) Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
7. (mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: Boolean

Division of reals is a binary operation.

Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.

A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.

Word Forms

• binaries

Synonyms for binary

Depending on context, synonyms include black-and-white, Boolean, dyadic, double, twin, dual.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multiple, two-fold, twofold, dual, double, bilateral.

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