binary

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

   “a binary digit”
2. 2.

   consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

   “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”

   Similarmultiple

Other forms of binary

plural

binaries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about binary

What does binary mean?

binary means "a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in binary?

binary has 3 syllables: bi-na-ry. The stress falls on "bi". In IPA it is /ˈbaɪnɚi/.

What is another word for binary?

Close synonyms include binary star, double star, binary program. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is binary a common word?

binary is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.