binary number

bi·na·ry num·ber

B b

Definitions of binary number words

noun binary number a number expressed in binary notation, as 1101.101 = 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 + 1 × 2–1 + 0 × 2–2 + 1 × 2–3 = 13 5⁄8 3
adjective binary number consisting of, indicating, or involving two. 1
adjective binary number Mathematics. of or relating to a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 2 5 + 1 × 2 4 + 1 × 2 3 + 0 × 2 2 + 1 × 2 1 + 0 × 2 0 . of or relating to the digits or numbers used in binary notation. of or relating to a binary system. (of an operation) assigning a third quantity to two given quantities, as in the addition of two numbers. 1
adjective binary number Computers. of, relating to, or written in binary code; programmed or encoded using only the digits 0 and 1: All executable programs on the computer are stored in binary files. 1
adjective binary number Chemistry. noting a compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride, methyl bromide, or methyl hydroxide. 1
adjective binary number Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having two principal constituents. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin bīnārius, equivalent to bīn(ī) (see bin-) + -ārius -ary

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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