binary

Plural: binaries

Noun

A system of two things or parts; a dual state.
a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other.
The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
Synonym of binary file.
Synonym of binary asteroid.
Synonym of binary planet.
Synonym of binary star.
Synonym of binary option.

Adjective

of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
- "a binary digit"

Adjective Satellite

consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
- "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"

Adj

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

Examples

A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
binary star
Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
Division of reals is a binary operation.
He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD.
He has a very binary understanding of gender.
He often wondered if his Words With Friends decisions were simply BINARY: play or pass.
Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”). By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.

Synonyms

binary program, binary star, double star, base 2, base-2, binary, binary asteroid, binary file, binary option, binary planet, black-and-white, double, dual, dyadic, gender-binary, twin, twofold

Antonyms

non-binary, plain text, text file

Scrabble Score: 11

binary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
binary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
binary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

binary: valid Words With Friends Word