Definition of Binry
Bi"na*ry (&?;), a. [L. binarius, fr.
bini two by two, two at a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin
to E. two: cf. F. binaire.] Compounded or consisting of
two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
Binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are
expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0
and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two,
as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100
is four, etc. Davies & Peck. -- Binary
compound (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of an
element and a compound performing the function of an element, or of two
compounds performing the function of elements. -- Binary
logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by Euler for
facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the logarithm of 2,
instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695
instead of .43429448. -- Binary measure
(Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time. --
Binary nomenclature (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature
in which the names designate both genus and species. -- Binary
scale (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose
ratio is two. -- Binary star (Astron.), a
double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of
gravity. -- Binary theory (Chem.), the
theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite
and unlike qualities.
Bi"na*ry, n. That which is constituted
of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality. Fotherby.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions, such as on or off, true or false, 6 or not 6, or the presence or absence of an electrical pulse.
Binary states are often abstracted as 1 and 0 in computer science.
- Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
- (arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and mathematical calculations using the binary number system.
- Having two equally important parts.
binary star
binary poison
- Related to something with two parts.
binary distribution
- (mathematics, computing) The binary number system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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