binary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- bī′nə-rē
- /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *dwiznos Latin bīnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin bīnāriuslbor. Middle English binarie English binary Inherited from Middle English binarie. By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.
Meanings
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Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
It's not binary. You can be decent and gifted at the same time.
2015, Aaron Sorkin, Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs, spoken by Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen):Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80:
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Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
Near-synonym: Boolean
- Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
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Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
binary star
Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.
A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
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Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
Division of reals is a binary operation.
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Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD.
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(comparable) Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
He has a very binary understanding of gender.
Yo… you've been staring at a computer screen way too long, homie. Life's not that binary.
2015 July 1, Sam Esmail, “eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Elliot Alderson:
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Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
To further unpack trans and gender-diverse embodiment, requires one to unpack the depth of the discourse as it relates to both binary and non-binary people (Hofman, 2012). It necessitates deeper engagement as to the politics of passing, not passing, societal assimilation and non-assimilation.
2020, Liberty Matthyse, “Achieving gender equality by 2030: Transgender equality in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 5”, in Agenda, volume 34, number 1 (Gendered and Feminist Inequalities), →DOI, →ISSN, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more binary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most binary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
plain text · non-binary · non-binary
Coordinates
Deriveds
binary system (compounds and expressions) · quebi- · binary-coded decimal (compounds and expressions) · megabinary · binary relation (compounds and expressions) · binary star (compounds and expressions) · binary arithmetic (compounds and expressions) · circumbinary · binary weapon (compounds and expressions) · pseudobinary · binary search (compounds and expressions) · binary antonym (compounds and expressions) · binary pulsar (compounds and expressions) · binarist · binary theory (compounds and expressions) · binary clone (compounds and expressions) · gender binary (compounds and expressions) · phinary · robi- · zebi- · protobinary · full binary tree (compounds and expressions) · eclipsing binary (compounds and expressions) · polybinary · binary fission (compounds and expressions) · binary operator (compounds and expressions) · binary code (compounds and expressions) · gigabinary · binary point (compounds and expressions) · binary tree (compounds and expressions) · binarise · duobinary · binary number (compounds and expressions) · superbinary · binary question (compounds and expressions) · kilobinary · binary distribution (compounds and expressions) · binary digit (compounds and expressions) · binary operation (compounds and expressions) · binary indexed tree (compounds and expressions) · contact binary (compounds and expressions) · mebi- · exbi- · binary function (compounds and expressions) · kibi- · yobi- · binary numeral system (compounds and expressions) · tebi- · binary-compatible (compounds and expressions) · binary decimal (compounds and expressions) · binary name (compounds and expressions) · binary logarithm (compounds and expressions) · binarize · interbinary · binary chop (compounds and expressions) · gibi- · binary star system (compounds and expressions) · nyan-binary (compounds and expressions) · binit · binary blob (compounds and expressions) · binary noun (compounds and expressions) · binary large object (compounds and expressions) · binariness · spectroscopic binary (compounds and expressions) · binary compound (compounds and expressions) · binary quasar (compounds and expressions) · binarization · pebi- · intrabinary · binary-safe (compounds and expressions) · negabinary
Relateds
binarily · ternary · unary · binarity
Synonyms
double · twin · base-2 · double · black-and-white · Boolean · gender-binary · twofold · dual · binary · twin · dyadic
Translations (141)
tr ikilik (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · el δυαδικός (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · eo duelementa (having two parts) · da binær (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · sv binär (using binary number system) · nl binair (logic states) · cs duální (equal importance) · ca binari (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ro binar (having two parts) · ru двои́чный (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · nl tweetallig (using binary number system) · nl tweetallige (using binary number system) · de binär (logic states) · hu kettes (using binary number system) · be двайко́вы (logic states) · sv binär (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · is tvístæður (having two parts) · tr çiftli (having two parts) · ca binari (having two parts) · sv tudelad (having two parts) · pl binarny (using binary number system) · kk бинарлық (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · el δυαδικός (not ASCII) · tr ikilik (logic states) · uk біна́рний (using binary number system) · cs dvojný (equal importance) · kk екілік (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · hi द्वयाधारी (using binary number system) · de binär (not ASCII) · fi binääri- (having two parts) · ro binar (equal importance) · hu bináris (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · it binario (logic states) · it binario (using binary number system) · eo dukomponanta (having two parts) · id biner (using binary number system) · pl binarny (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · es binario (equal importance) · bg двои́чен (using binary number system) · sk dvojkový (using binary number system) · fr binaire (not ASCII) · is tvíunda- (using binary number system) · eo duuma (using binary number system) · eo duuma (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · hi द्वयाधारी (not ASCII) · nl binaire (logic states) · tr ikili (using binary number system) · ro binar (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · el δυαδικός (logic states) · be двайко́вы (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ko 진리 (logic states) · fi binääri- (not ASCII) · ca binari (logic states) · cmn 二進制的 /二进制的 (not ASCII) · ko 참거짓 (logic states) · cs binární (not ASCII) · ca binari (not ASCII) · bg двоен (equal importance) · es binario (not ASCII) · pl binarny (logic states) · fr binaire (having two parts) · ru двои́чный (using binary number system) · sv dubbel- (equal importance) · id biner (logic states) · tr iki terimli (logic states) · fr binaire (equal importance) · fr binaire (using binary number system) · pl binarny (having two parts) · ko 이진 (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · pl dwójkowy (using binary number system) · nb binær (using binary number system) · ru бина́рный (using binary number system) · ca binari (equal importance) · pt binário (using binary number system) · de binär (having two parts) · hy երկուական (using binary number system) · ca binari (using binary number system) · bg двои́чен (logic states) · eo bulea (logic states) · es binario (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ru двои́чный (not ASCII) · ru двойно́й (having two parts) · be двайко́вы (using binary number system) · bg двои́чен (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · el διττός (having two parts) · eo binara (using binary number system) · uk двійко́вий (logic states) · ru бина́рный (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · uk двійко́вий (using binary number system) · bg двоен (having two parts) · uk біна́рний (logic states) · ka ორობითი (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · pt binário (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · az ikilik (using binary number system) · mi tāhūrua (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · nl tweevoudige (having two parts) · id biner (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · de binär (using binary number system) · id biner (having two parts) · fi binäärinen (logic states) · ko 이진 (using binary number system) · ru двои́чный (logic states) · hu bináris (logic states) · uk двійко́вий (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · fi binäärinen (using binary number system) · el δυαδικός (using binary number system) · ru бина́рный (logic states) · bg двоичен (not ASCII) · de binär (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · nl binair (using binary number system) · nl binaire (using binary number system) · cs binární (using binary number system) · ro binar (logic states) · es binario (using binary number system) · fi binäärinen (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ka ბინარული (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · fr binaire (logic states) · be біна́рны (logic states) · be біна́рны (using binary number system) · nl tweevoudig (having two parts) · fi kaksois- (equal importance) · fa دودویی (using binary number system) · pt binário (logic states) · fr binaire (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ru двойно́й (equal importance) · es binario (logic states) · ro binar (using binary number system) · la binus (having two parts) · sk binárny (using binary number system) · nn binær (using binary number system) · tr ikilik (not ASCII) · nn binær (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · eo duuma (logic states) · tr iki terimli (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · cs dvojkový (using binary number system) · eo dubaza (using binary number system) · cmn 二進 /二进 (logic states) · nb binær (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · uk біна́рний (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off) · ru бина́рный (not ASCII) · be біна́рны (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off)