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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More precisely, the team behind the simulation discovered that binary black hole pairs formed in dense star clusters first align their spins before coming together and merging.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The passport containing the X gender marker will be canceled and returned to the applicant with their new binary passport.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Second, this lack of clarity creates a permission structure for mental shortcuts and binary thinking instead of cultivating the analytical reasoning that health decisions require.
—Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Gender expansive is an umbrella term which refers to people whose gender identity, expression or experience expands beyond traditional binary gender norms, and can include individuals who identify as nonbinary, genderqueer, gender-fluid.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The passport containing the X gender marker will be canceled and returned to the applicant with their new binary passport.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Second, this lack of clarity creates a permission structure for mental shortcuts and binary thinking instead of cultivating the analytical reasoning that health decisions require.
—Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Gender expansive is an umbrella term which refers to people whose gender identity, expression or experience expands beyond traditional binary gender norms, and can include individuals who identify as nonbinary, genderqueer, gender-fluid.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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