binary
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Noun (2)
- a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitationSynonyms: binary stardouble starType of starExamples Antares, Rigel, Procyon, Alpha Centauri, Aldebaran, Algol, Sirius, Altair, Epsilon Aurigae, Vega
- 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“the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems”Synonyms: binary programType of program, programme
Adjective (2)
- of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base“a binary digit”Relating to pure binary numeration system
- consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)“a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other”“a binary compound”“the binary number system has two as its base”Opposite singleSimilar multiple
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Translations
Adjective using binary number system
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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 Chemistry, 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 Music, 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 Astronomy, a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity. — Binary theory Chemistry, the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Martin Fotherby
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
1.<mathematics> Base two. A number representation consisting of zeros and ones used by practically all computers because of its ease of implementation using digital electronics and Boolean algebra.
2.<file format> binary file.
3.<programming> A description of an operator which takes two arguments. See also unary, ternary.
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