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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•na•ry /ˈbaɪnəri, -nɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - consisting of or involving two parts or things.
- Mathematicsof or relating to a system of numbers called base 2, in which the only numbers that can be used are 0 and 1.
- Chemistryreferring to a chemical compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•na•ry (bī′nə rē, -ner ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - consisting of, indicating, or involving two.
- Mathematics
- Mathematicsof or pertaining to a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20.
- of or pertaining to the digits or numbers used in binary notation.
- of or pertaining to a binary system.
- Mathematics(of an operation) assigning a third quantity to two given quantities, as in the addition of two numbers.
- Chemistrynoting a compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride, methyl bromide, or methyl hydroxide.
- Metallurgy(of an alloy) having two principal constituents.
n. - a whole composed of two.
- AstronomySee binary star.
- MathematicsAlso called bi′nary num′ber. a number expressed in the binary system of notation.
- Late Latin bīnārius, equivalent. to bīn(ī) (see bin-) + -ārius -ary
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: binary /ˈbaɪnərɪ/ adj - composed of, relating to, or involving two; dual
- of, relating to, or expressed in binary notation or binary code
- (of a compound or molecule) containing atoms of two different elements
n ( pl -ries)- something composed of two parts or things
- See binary star
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin bīnārius; see bin- |