binary system
noun
: binary star
also
: a similar system containing bodies (such as black holes) other than stars
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The astronomers' discovery marks the first such 1a supernova-causing binary system ever identified, and just about 150 light-years away from Earth—which on the scale of the universe, is actually quite close.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
In Basil’s hands, the Jacquard loom—a binary system of weaving from the 1800s—becomes a powerful metaphor for early computing, for structure, for storytelling.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Further research also demonstrated that the binary system is the heaviest of its kind confirmed by scientists with a total mass 1.56 times that of our sun's.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Nova explosions occur in semi-detached binary systems containing a cool late-type star and a white dwarf.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
In Basil’s hands, the Jacquard loom—a binary system of weaving from the 1800s—becomes a powerful metaphor for early computing, for structure, for storytelling.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Further research also demonstrated that the binary system is the heaviest of its kind confirmed by scientists with a total mass 1.56 times that of our sun's.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Nova explosions occur in semi-detached binary systems containing a cool late-type star and a white dwarf.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Binary system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20system. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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