BINARY
/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/
11
Scrabble
12
WWF
B(3) I(1) N(1) A(1) R(1) Y(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/
noun
- A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values.
- The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
- An executable computer file.
- A satellite system consisting of two stars or other bodies orbiting each other.
adjective
- Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.“Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.”
- Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
- Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
- Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.“A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.”
- (computer engineering) 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.”
Source: Wiktionary
