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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Recent Examples of binary
These neurons conduct electrical pulses that carry information, much like how computers use binary code to carry data.
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Takaki Komiyama, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Drug Discovery Quantum computers are especially good at simulating the real world because the real world follows the rules of quantum physics — something traditional computers, which rely on simple binary logic, struggle to replicate accurately.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, the chance of stellar bodies having a binary partner increases with mass, making a double-brown-dwarf star system pretty surprising.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
First, students are primed through exposure to narratives that depict a binary world of oppressors and oppressed.
—Kevin Waldman, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
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Takaki Komiyama, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Drug Discovery Quantum computers are especially good at simulating the real world because the real world follows the rules of quantum physics — something traditional computers, which rely on simple binary logic, struggle to replicate accurately.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, the chance of stellar bodies having a binary partner increases with mass, making a double-brown-dwarf star system pretty surprising.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
First, students are primed through exposure to narratives that depict a binary world of oppressors and oppressed.
—Kevin Waldman, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for binary
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Its dual narrative concerns a set of perverse medical experiments about human consciousness performed in an early-20th-century Argentine sanitorium and, a century later, an outsider artist who carries forth the legacy of these trials in grotesque ways.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Starting with Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku as dual false nines at the Amex Stadium, Chelsea lacked a consistent penalty-box presence or a reliable means to stretch the opposition defence.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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San Marcos senior Cassidy Allison swims in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly looking to complete a career sweep of twin wins.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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