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binaries

bi·na·ry
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee]
    • /ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee]
    • /ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i/

Definitions of binaries word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of BINARIES binary file 3
  • adjective binaries consisting of, indicating, or involving two. 1
  • adjective binaries Mathematics. of or relating to a system of numerical notation to the base 2, in which each place of a number, expressed as 0 or 1, corresponds to a power of 2. The decimal number 58 appears as 111010 in binary notation, since 58 = 1 × 2 5 + 1 × 2 4 + 1 × 2 3 + 0 × 2 2 + 1 × 2 1 + 0 × 2 0 . of or relating to the digits or numbers used in binary notation. of or relating to a binary system. (of an operation) assigning a third quantity to two given quantities, as in the addition of two numbers. 1
  • adjective binaries Computers. of, relating to, or written in binary code; programmed or encoded using only the digits 0 and 1: All executable programs on the computer are stored in binary files. 1
  • adjective binaries Chemistry. noting a compound containing only two elements or groups, as sodium chloride, methyl bromide, or methyl hydroxide. 1
  • adjective binaries Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having two principal constituents. 1

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Origin of binaries

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin bīnārius, equivalent to bīn(ī) (see bin-) + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Binaries

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

binaries popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

binaries usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for binaries

noun binaries

  • pair — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
  • double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
  • team — a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest: a football team.
  • binary — Binary describes something that has two different parts.

Top questions with binaries

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