Binary 3823 223603177 2008-07-04T20:57:32Z SchfiftyThree 556700 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/193.253.246.204|193.253.246.204]] ([[User talk:193.253.246.204|talk]]) to last version by SchfiftyThree {{wiktionarypar|binary}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[de:Binär]] [[fr:Binaire]] [[gl:Binario]] [[ko:이진]] [[he:בינארי]] [[no:Binær]] [[pt:Binário]] [[sq:Binarët]] [[uk:Бінарний]]