binary

Example Sentences

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Matt: Why are people making out that it's a binary choice?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“He really looked at the world, not through any kind of binary lens, but through a personal lens that was respectful of other people’s perspective.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's not a binary on/off effect; it can be a scaled response, like a dimmer, depending on the light you shine on it," she said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

To be sure, there are questions about whether binary events contracts should be regulated—and taxed—more like gambling.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Tattered spy novels, texts on information theory and binary multipliers, and an old Polish-English dictionary.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin