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Meaning of binary system | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi binaarijärjestelmä

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.

See also

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