How to pronounce binary
American English pronunciation
BY-nuh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈbaɪnəɹi/
- Syllables
- BY · nuh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BY-nair-ee
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What binary means
Using only the digits 0 and 1 to write numbers
In a sentence: In binary code, the number two is written as 10.
Where it comes from: It goes back to the Middle English word binarie, built from bin-, meaning "two at a time."
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Another meaning
A pair of stars that circle each other
In a sentence: Through the big telescope, what looked like one star turned out to be a binary.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin bin-, meaning two by two, plus the ending -ary.
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