binary

Mathematical base 2, or numbers composed of a series of zeros and ones. Since zero's and one's can be easily represented by two voltage levels on an electronic device, the binary number system is widely used in digital computing.

Mathematical base 2, or numbers composed of a series of zeros and ones. Since zeroes and ones can be easily represented by two voltage levels on an electronic device, the binary number system is widely used in digital computing.

Number representation in base 2. In base 2, only the digits 0 and 1 are used. Digit positions represent successive powers of 2. See bit.

Having to do with numbers represented in base 2. That means there's basically two numbers, 0 and 1. Also used to describe a "non-text file", presumably because such a file makes full use of all the binary bits in its bytes. With the advent of "Unicode", this distinction, already suspect, loses even more of its meaning.

Pertaining to a selection, choice, or condition that has two possible different values or states. 2. Pertaining to a fixed radix numeration system that has a radix of 2.