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binary system

binary system

noun
1.
a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
2.
Mathematics. a system of counting or measurement whose units are powers of two. Compare binary (def. 2a).
3.
Astronomy. binary star.
Also called dyadic system (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1825–35
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the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity
an average, especially the arithmetic average
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binary notation or binary system
 
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a number system having a base of two, numbers being expressed by sequences of the digits 0 and 1: used in computing, as 0 and 1 can be represented electrically as off and on
 
binary system or binary system
 
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