binary : Idioms & Phrases

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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.
Webster 1913

binary arithmetic operation

  • noun an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
    binary arithmetic operation; boolean operation.
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binary code

  • noun code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
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Binary compound

  • noun chemical compound composed of only two elements
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  • (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.
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binary digit

  • noun either 0 or 1 in binary notation
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binary file

  • noun (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte
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Binary logarithms

  • a system of logarithms devised by Euler for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.
Webster 1913

Binary measure

  • (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four; common time.
Webster 1913

Binary nomenclature

  • (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the names designate both genus and species.
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binary notation

  • noun any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
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binary number system

  • noun a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two
    binary system; binary numeration system; binary number system.
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binary numeration system

  • noun a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two
    binary system; binary numeration system; binary number system.
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binary operation

  • noun an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
    binary arithmetic operation; boolean operation.
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binary program

  • noun a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
    binary.
    • the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems
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Binary scale

  • (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose ratio is two.
Webster 1913

Binary star

  • noun a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
    double star; binary.
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  • (Astron.), a double star whose members have a revolution round their common center of gravity.
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binary system

  • noun a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two
    binary system; binary numeration system; binary number system.
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Binary theory

  • (Chem.), the theory that all chemical compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and unlike qualities.
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equivalent-binary-digit factor

  • noun the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
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pure binary numeration system

  • noun a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two
    binary system; binary numeration system; binary number system.
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