Daily Almanac for
Nov 27, 2009
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips

Dictionary


bi'nary sys"tem




1. a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
2. Math.a system of counting or measurement whose units are powers of two. Cf. binary (def. 2a).
3. Astron.See binary star. Also called dyadic system (for defs. 1, 2).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

binary starbinate
    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark
See also:

 

Related Content