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'''Binary''' means ''composed of two parts or two pieces''. It contrasts with [[Unary]], [[Ternary]], [[Quaternary (disambiguation)|Quaternary]], and so on.
Binary may also refer to:
* [[Binary option]], also known as digital option OR all-or-nothing option
* [[Binary numeral system]], a representation for numbers using only two digits (usually, 0 and 1)
* [[Binary function]], a function in mathematics that takes two arguments
* [[Binary data]], composed of something other than human-readable text
* [[Executable file]], a "binary", containing machine code for the computer to execute
* [[Binary compound]], a chemical compound containing two different chemical elements
** [[Binary explosive]], an explosive made of two components that become explosive when mixed.
** [[Binary (chemical weapon)]], containing two chemicals that when combined make a toxic agent
* [[Binary fission]], the splitting of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells
* [[Binary star]], a star system with two stars in it
* [[Binary planet]], two planetary bodies of comparable mass orbiting each other
* [[Binary asteroid]], two asteroids orbiting each other
* [[Binary (novel)]], a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
* [[Binary (comics)]], a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
* [[Binary form]], a way of structuring a piece of music
* [[Binary bet]], a bet on a proposition which is quoted as a spread bet
* [[Binary code]], the digital representation of text and data.
== See also ==
* [[Binary prefix]], indicating magnitude multipliers in a base-two number system (e.g., kilo-, kibi-, etc.)
* [[Binary tree]], a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children
* [[Binary-coded decimal]], a method for encoding for decimal digits in binary sequences
* [[Finger binary]], a system for counting in binary numbers on the fingers of human hands
* [[Binomial %28disambiguation%29]]
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