binary

CEFRB2

/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.

Examples

  • The “Book of Changes” presents the oldest binary encoding.

  • The number 2015 is represented as 11111011111 in binary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.

  2. Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.

More examples

In context

  • Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.

  • Near-synonym: Boolean

  • Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The computer uses the blank number system, which only includes 0 and 1.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”). By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.