binary

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”). By surface analysis, bin- +‎ -ary. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/, /ˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ Rhymes: -aɪnɛɹi, -aɪnəɹi === Adjective === binary (comparative more binary, superlative most binary) Being in one of two mutually exclusive states. (logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states. Near-synonym: Boolean (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system. Synonym: base-2 Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts. Synonyms: dyadic, double, twin; see also Thesaurus:dual Coordinate term: biune (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). Antonym: plain text (comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions. (biology, sociology) Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female. Synonym: gender-binary Antonym: non-binary ==== Synonyms ==== black-and-white ==== Antonyms ==== non-binary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== binarily binarity ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== unary ternary === Noun === binary (countable and uncountable, plural binaries) A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other. (mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1. Synonym: base 2 (computing) Synonym of binary file. Antonyms: non-binary, text file (astronomy) Synonym of binary asteroid. (astronomy) Synonym of binary planet. (astronomy) Synonym of binary star. Synonym: double star (finance) Synonym of binary option. ==== Hypernyms ==== (astronomy): celestial object ==== Hyponyms ==== (astronomy: asteroid): contact binary (astronomy: star): visual binary, X-ray binary ==== Derived terms ==== binary-coded decimal LOLBin ==== Related terms ==== binarism (see there for more) ==== Translations ==== === See also === -ary decimal hexadecimal octal === Further reading === binary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === brainy