noun🔗ShareA thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values."The computer program uses a binary system, where each file is either "open" or "closed." "technologycomputingelectronicsmathnumberlogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1."My computer uses binary code to process information. "mathnumbercomputinglogicelectronicstechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn executable computer file."The teacher distributed the binary file for the history project. "computingtechnicalelectronicstechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other."The binary star system provided a fascinating example of how two celestial bodies could orbit each other. "astronomyspacesystemphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBeing 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."Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science."technologyelectronicscomputingtechnicallogicmathsystemnumberconditionsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConcerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states."The computer program uses binary code to represent the different options in the survey. "logictechnologycomputingelectronicsnumbermathsciencesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConcerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system."The computer program uses binary code to store the student's grades. "numbermathcomputingtechnologyelectronicslogictechnicalsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving two equally important parts; related to something with two parts."A binary statistical distribution has only two categories."numbertechnologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters or inputs; having domain of dimension 2."Division of reals is a binary operation."computingelectronicstechnologymathlogictechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code)."He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD."computingtechnologytechnicalelectronicsmachinesystemnumberlogicscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFocusing on two mutually exclusive conditions."He has a very binary understanding of gender."technologycomputinglogicsystemmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
