B2adjectiveformaltechnologyscience
US/ˈbaɪ.nə.ri/
UK/ˈbaɪ.nə.ri/
made of two parts or based on two choices, such as 0 and 1 in computers
In context
Computers store information in binary code made of zeros and ones.
The survey gave only a binary choice: agree or disagree.
Astronomers found a binary star system just forty light years away.
Words that go with binary
adjective + noun
- binary codeBinary code is the basic language of computers.
- binary systemA binary system uses only two digits.
- binary starA binary star looks like one point of light from Earth.
- binary choiceVoters were given a binary choice between two plans.
- binary formatThe file is saved in a binary format.
- binary oppositionThe essay argues against a binary opposition between work and play.