binary
(adjective) consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms); āa binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each otherā; āa binary compoundā; āthe binary number system has two as its baseā
binary
(adjective) of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; āa binary digitā
binary, binary program
(noun) 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; āthe same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systemsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
binary (comparative more binary, superlative most binary)
Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.
(logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
(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.
(computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
(comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
• (arity, adicity, rank): dyadic
• (logic of binary states): Boolean
• (related to something with two parts): double, twin; see also dual
• (of calculations with binary numbers): base-2
• non-binary
• (arbitrary data): ASCII, text
binary (countable and uncountable, plural binaries)
A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values.
(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
(computing) An executable computer file.
(astronomy) A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other.
• (base 2 numeral system): base 2
• (system of two stars): binary star, double star
• (computing): non-binary
• brainy
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.]
Definition: Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things). Binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. Davies & Peck.
– Binary compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two compounds performing the function of elements.
– Binary logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.
– Binary measure (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time.
– Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species.
– Binary scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two.
– Binary star (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity.
– Binary theory (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
Bi"na*ry, n.
Definition: That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
