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Meaning of binary system | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Two gravitationally connected stars or other celestial objects which orbit around their center of mass.
  2. A numeric system with a base of 2, using only the numerals 0 and 1.

Equivalents

Suomi binaarijärjestelmä
한국어 이진법

Examples

“[S]cientists from the SETI (Search⟳ for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute found subtle dips in the light⟳ coming from a binary system about 200 million light⟳ years from Earth.”
“Quantum cryptography is one of the first applications of quantum physics, which is expected to replace⟳ today's binary system of computing, in which data is represented in series of ones and zeros.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

binary theory binary tree binary weapon Binary-coded binary-coded decimal Binary-to-decimal

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