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   binary

   /ˈbʌɪn(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to, composed of, or involving two things.
   • 2. relating to, using, or denoting a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.

   noun

   • 1. the binary system of notation: "the device is counting in binary"
   • 2. something having two parts.
   • ▪ a binary star.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘duality, a pair’): from late Latin binarius, from bini ‘two together’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

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