Binary

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Binary may refer to:

Science and technology

Mathematics

• Binary number, a representation of numbers using only two digits (0 and 1)
• Binary relation, a relation involving two elements
• Binary function, a function that takes two arguments
• Finger binary, a system for counting in binary numbers on the fingers of human hands

Computing

• Binary code, the digital representation of text and data
• Binary file, composed of something other than human-readable text
  • Executable, a type of binary file that contains machine code for the computer to execute
• Binary image, a digital image that has only two possible values for each pixel
• Binary prefix, a prefix attached before a unit symbol to multiply it by a power of 2, e.g. Kbyte
• Binary tree, a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children

Astronomy

• 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

Chemistry

• 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

Arts and entertainment

• Binary (Kay Tse album), 2008
• Binary (Ani DiFranco album), 2017
• Binary (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
• Binary (novel), a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
• "Binary" (song), a 2007 single by Assemblage 23
• Binary form, a way of structuring a piece of music
• Binary, an evil organization in the novel InterWorld
• Binary (Doctor Who audio)

Other uses

• Binary option, a financial option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or nothing at all
• Binary betting, a bet on a proposition which is quoted as a spread bet
• Binary opposition, polar opposites, often ignoring the middle ground
• Binary Research, a company founded in Auckland, New Zealand
• Gender binary, the classification of sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine
  • Non-binary, gender identities outside of the gender binary
• The Binary, a tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

See also

• Binary-coded decimal, a method for encoding for decimal digits in binary sequences
• Binary fission, the splitting of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells
• All pages beginning with "Binary"
• All pages with a title containing Binary
• Binomial (disambiguation)