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Binary
In
mathematics
and
computer science
, the
base-two
or
binary
numeral system
is a representation for numbers that uses only zeroes and ones as digits. See
binary numeral system
for detail.
In
computing
, a
binary
computer file
is one that is not
human-readable
, especially when referring to
object code
versus
source code
. See
binary and text files
.
In
astronomy
,
binary
is short for
binary star
, a stellar system consisting of two nearby
stars
that revolve around a common
center of mass
.
In
literature
, a
1972
novel by
Michael Crichton
, writing as John Lange.