Synonyms

binaries

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee]

bi·na·ry

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural bi·na·ries.
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.

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Binaries is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin bīnārius, equivalent to bīn(ī) (see bin-) + -ārius -ary

binary, bindery.
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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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