word | binary |
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definition | (1) Consisting of two things or parts; double. (2) Involving a choice between two alternatives. |
eg_sentence | The Milky Way contains numerous binary stars, each consisting of two stars orbiting each other. |
explanation | Binary has many uses, most of them in technical terms. Almost all computer software, for example, is written in binary code, which uses only two digits, 0 and 1, 0 standing for a low-voltage impulse (“off”) and 1 standing for a high-voltage impulse (“on”). All information is kept in this form. The word “HELLO,” for example, looks like this: 1001000 1000101 1001100 1001100 1001111 |
IPA | ˈbaɪnəˌri |
Tags: mwvb::unit:15, mwvb::unit:15:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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