as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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Recent Examples of binary
The world is dominated by binary thinking, says Mr. Maguire.
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
At least both our egg donor and our surrogate love coriander, so the binary switch in our baby’s brain will be securely toggled on.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
America’s most popular airline routes (by Melvin Backman) SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
Fifty years ago this weekend, scientists radioed a distant cluster of stars a pictogram using binary code.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
So at the current odds, a contract for Trump would cost about $0.57 and one for Harris roughly $0.44 on Robinhood, with the same binary $0 or $1 return offered for each contract.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
At least both our egg donor and our surrogate love coriander, so the binary switch in our baby’s brain will be securely toggled on.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
America’s most popular airline routes (by Melvin Backman) SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
Fifty years ago this weekend, scientists radioed a distant cluster of stars a pictogram using binary code.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
So at the current odds, a contract for Trump would cost about $0.57 and one for Harris roughly $0.44 on Robinhood, with the same binary $0 or $1 return offered for each contract.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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