binary
/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.95 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
adj
adj
Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
adj
Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
adj
Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
adj
Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
adj
Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.
Example Sentences
- "Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science."
- "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."
- "It's not binary. You can be decent and gifted at the same time."
- "Near-synonym: Boolean"
- "binary star"
- "Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/
- British English: /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/