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Definition of binary

Binary
Binary Bi"na*ry, a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] 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 the 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.
Binary
Binary Bi"na*ry, n. That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. --Fotherby.

Meaning of binary from wikipedia

- up binary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Binary may refer to: Binary number, a representation of numbers using only two digits (0 and 1) Binary function...
- A binary star or binary star system is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other. Binary stars in the night...
- A binary number is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system or binary numeral system, a method of mathematical expression which uses only two symbols:...
- Non-binary and gender**** are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female (identities outside the gender binary). Non-binary...
- system used is often "0" and "1" from the binary number system. The binary code ****igns a pattern of binary digits, also known as bits, to each character...
- In computer science, a binary tree is a tree data structure in which each node has at most two children, referred to as the left child and the right child...
- A binary prefix is a unit prefix that indicates a multiple of a unit of measurement by an integer power of two. The most commonly used binary prefixes...
- A binary file is a computer file that is not a text file. The term "binary file" is often used as a term meaning "non-text file". Many binary file formats...
- binary option is a financial exotic option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or nothing at all. The two main types of binary options...
- In computer science, binary search, also known as half-interval search, logarithmic search, or binary chop, is a search algorithm that finds the position...