binary

1. the binary system HMTDa system of counting, used in computers, in which only the numbers 0 and 1 are used 〔计算机运算系统〕二进制

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the binary system• How far is the binary system binary in terms of curricula as well as organization?• That is the part which deals with the ending of the binary system in higher education.

2 TWOconsisting of two parts 由两部分组成的；二元的；双重的 SYN double

a binary star system

双星系

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binary• However, for normal fixed-point binary arithmetic, we wish to have a range of positive and negative values.• In binary chopping, a state is a pair of numbers.• We also welcome the abolition of the binary divide.• This is usually the case when fixed-point binary format is used to represent store addresses, for example.• However, we can not just do this directly, attempting to read the tape simply as a binary number.• The counter's outputs are binary numbers representing 16 equidistant, cyclically generated carrier phase angles.• This is known as a random binary search tree.

From Longman Business Dictionary

binarybi·na·ry /ˈbaɪnəri/ adjectiveadj

COMPUTING relating to the system of numbers used in computers, that uses only the numbers 0 and 1

All information inside the computer is stored in binary code.

the binary system

Origin binary

(1400-1500) Late Latin binarius, from Latin bini “two by two”

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