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binary

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] / ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i /


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They involve binary contracts that resolve based on whether certain events happen or not, using some complex math to factor in a probability of an outcome.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

This nonequilibrium fabrication method allowed them to create CoAl with amorphous aluminum cobalt binary interfaces.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

“Markets can’t find equilibrium on a binary event, so someone may be hedging. I just think the odds of a hike are very low.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

An artist's impression of a red dwarf with a white dwarf binary companion behind, with the diameters shown to scale.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Before class, I’d have to recopy it into Arabic numbers, but one day I didn’t have time, so I turned in the assignment in its binary version.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

He found that widely separated pairs of stars, known as binaries, are less common after one member of the pair becomes a white dwarf.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

One of the stellar binaries, known as G203-47, is now officially the ninth closest white dwarf to the Sun.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The trilogy artfully transcends the binaries of empire, overlaying the brute facts of economy and race with ripping anecdotes, splendid uniforms and sensual Indian architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

The museum has physically invalidated the binaries of center and periphery, major and minor arts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Instead of a single measure for each star, in the case of the so-called spectroscopic binaries, we must make enough measures to determine the dimensions of the orbit, its form and the period of revolution.

From The Future of Astronomy by Edward Charles Pickering




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