binary C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbaɪnɛri/ UK /ˈbaɪnəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or composed of two things or states, especially the base-2 number system Computers store all information as binary sequences of ones and zeros. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or composed of... dualtwofolddoubledyadic ↔ Opposites unaryanalogsingular Word family Derived forms binarilybinarism Related forms binatebi-binomial Etymology AI details From Late Latin bīnārius ('consisting of two'), from bīnī ('two by two'), from bis ('twice'). bīnārius Latin bis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # binary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪnɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaɪnəri/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or composed of two things or states, especially the base-2 number system ## Examples - Computers store all information as binary sequences of ones and zeros. ## Synonyms - dual - twofold - double - dyadic ## Antonyms - unary - analog - singular ## Derived Forms - binarily - binarism ## Related Forms - binate - bi- - binomial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bīnārius - Root: bis - Affix: bi- - two ## Etymology From Late Latin bīnārius ('consisting of two'), from bīnī ('two by two'), from bis ('twice'). ## AI Etymology Binary comes from Late Latin bīnārius ('consisting of two'), from bīnī ('two by two'), from bis ('twice'). The historical trail runs through bīnārius in Latin and bis in Latin. Used as an adjective and noun, binary now means "relating to or composed of two things or states, especially the base-2 number system", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as binarily and binarism and related forms such as binate, bi-, and binomial. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown