binary
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Binary \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Binary \Bi"na*ry\, n.
That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts;
two; duality. --Fotherby.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
binary
adj 1: of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base; "a
binary digit"
2: consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
or based on two; "a binary star is a system in which two
stars revolve around each other"; "a binary compound";
"the binary number system has two as its base"
n : a system of two stars that revolve around each other under
their mutual gravitation [syn: {binary star}, {double
star}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
binary
1. <mathematics> {Base} two. A number representation
consisting of zeros and ones used by practically all computers
because of its ease of implementation using digital
electronics and {Boolean algebra}.
2. <file format> Any file format for {digital} {data} encoded
as a sequence of {bit}s but not consisting of a sequence of
printable {characters} ({text}). The term is often used for
executable {machine code}.
Of course all digital data, including characters, is actually
binary data (unless it uses some (rare) system with more than
two discrete levels) but the distinction between binary and
text is well established.
3. <programming> A description of an {operator} which takes
two {arguments}. See also {unary}, {ternary}.
(1998-07-29)
From Internet Dictionary Project [idp_italian]
binary
binario
