BINARY - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)

Example: a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other; a binary compound; the binary number system has two as its base

Part of speech: Adjective

of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base

Example: a binary digit

Binary star, Binary, Double star, Binary program

The word "binary" comes from Latin bīnī, which comes from Late Latin bīnārius.

Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.