1 a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1:
The data is stored in binary, which is then decoded and played back.
We think of truth and falsehood as a binary: you're either right or you're wrong.
Binaries – choice versus life, liberal versus conservative, us versus them – work well in media and politics.
Spica, over 2000 times as luminous as the Sun, is actually a binary.
2 consisting of two of something
3 relating to a system of counting, used in computers, in which only the numbers 0 and 1 are used:
the binary system
5 consisting of two parts:
A scientific calculator can also represent the values in binary, hexadecimal or decimal format.
When dealing with binary files (or text files in binary mode) be sure to explicitly set $/ to the appropriate value for your file format.
DNA experts typically note the statistical probability of a match. Fingerprint examiners, however, use a binary, all-or-nothing approach.
Research into moods largely looked for only "positive affect" or "negative affect." But moods are not binary.
We have built structures that are often binary: data is public or private.
2 is written as 10 in binary.
People who actually work on computer systems will continue to use binary.
He tends to see the world as a binary between strength and weakness.
