[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

binary \bi"nary\, a. l. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at
   a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to e. two: cf. f.
   binaire.
   compounded or consisting of two things or parts;
   characterized by two things.
   1913 webster

   binary arithmetic, that in which numbers are expressed
      according to the binary scale, or in which two figures
      only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher
      multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by
      ten. thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four,
      etc. --davies  peck.

   binary compound chem., a compound of two elements, or of
      an element and a compound performing the function of an
      element, or of two compounds performing the function of
      elements.

   binary logarithms, a system of logarithms devised by euler
      for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the
      logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common
      logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.
      

   binary measure mus., measure divisible by two or four;
      common time.

   binary nomenclature nat. hist., nomenclature in which the
      names designate both genus and species.

   binary scale arith., a uniform scale of notation whose
      ratio is two.

   binary star astron., a double star whose members have a
      revolution round their common center of gravity.

   binary theory chem., the theory that all chemical
      compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and
      unlike qualities.
      1913 webster
see also:
binary arithmetic binary compound binary logarithms binary measure binary nomenclature binary scale 
binary star binary theory 

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