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bi⋅na⋅ry

  [bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
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–adjective
1. consisting of, indicating, or involving two.
2. Mathematics.
a. of or pertaining to a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20.
b. of or pertaining to the digits or numbers used in binary notation.
c. of or pertaining to a binary system.
d. (of an operation) assigning a third quantity to two given quantities, as in the addition of two numbers.
3. Chemistry. noting a compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride, methyl bromide, or methyl hydroxide.
4. Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having two principal constituents.
–noun
5. a whole composed of two.
6. Astronomy. binary star.
7. Also called binary number. Mathematics. a number expressed in the binary system of notation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL bīnārius, equiv. to bīn(ī) (see bin- ) + -ārius -ary
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binary star

 
–noun Astronomy.
a system of two stars that revolve about their common center of mass.
Also called binary, binary system.

Origin:
1875–80
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bi·na·ry   (bī'nə-rē)   
adj.  
  1. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
  2. Of or relating to a system of numeration having 2 as its base.
  3. Chemistry Consisting of or containing only molecules consisting of two kinds of atoms.
  4. Of or employing two comparatively nontoxic chemicals that combine to produce a deadly poison: binary weapons; a binary nerve gas.
  5. Music Having two sections or subjects.
n.   pl. bi·na·ries
Something that is binary, especially a binary star.

[Middle English binarie, from Late Latin bīnārius, from Latin bīnī, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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binary   (bī'nə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Having two parts.
  2. Mathematics Based on the number 2 or the binary number system.

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