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binary
1. Made up of two parts or things; two fold; double.
2. Designating or of a number system in which the base used is two, each number being expressed in powers of two by using only two digits; specifically, "0" and "1".
3. Designating or of a musical form consisting of two main sections.
4. In chemistry, composed of two elements or radicals, or of one element and one radical [binary compounds].
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binary
A numbering system in which numbers are expressed as combinations of digits "0" and "1" or "off" and "on".
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astrometric binary star
A double-star system in which the presence of an unseen component star is shown by irregularities in the proper motion of its primary star.
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binary code
A way of representing text or computer processor instructions by the use of the binary number system's two-binary digits 0 and 1.

A binary system in general is any system that allows just two choices; such as, a switch in an electronic system or a simple true or false test.

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binary digit
A character used with computers to represent one of the two digits; either 0 or 1, in the binary number system.
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binary fission (s) (noun)
A form of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two approximately equal parts: "Binary fission involves the division of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells."

"Binary fission is a common form of asexual reproduction among bacteria, protozoa, and other unicellular organisms."

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visual binary, visual double
A binary star system which is resolvable into its two components by telescopic observation.
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binary stars
1. Two stars orbiting a common center of gravity.
2. A pair of stars revolving around a common center of gravity, held together by their mutual gravitational interaction.
3. A double star; a system containing two or more stars.

In an eclipsing binary, one star goes behind the other periodically, changing the total amount of light that we see.

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binary system
A method of counting that uses only two digits: 1 and 0.
eclilpsing binary
A binary star in which one component, in orbiting around the other, is totally or partially eclipsed as seen from the earth.
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