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binary

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


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All you could do was bet on a binary outcome: whether the next trade in a given stock would be up or down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists believe that S301 was once part of a binary star system that was torn apart by the almighty pull of the black hole.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

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

Astronomers have directly confirmed four previously hidden white dwarf stars in nearby binary systems.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

I tried to explain to her about binary numbers, and how they were the system that computers used and how Dad said they were far superior to other numeric systems.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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 prospect of identifying inspiraling supermassive black hole binaries years before future space-based gravitational wave detectors come online is extremely exciting," concludes Professor Kocsis.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

"Just the natural way you form these tight binaries, these sub-seven-day binaries, you get rid of the planet naturally, without invoking additional disruption from a nearby star or other mechanisms," Farhat said.

From Science Daily Apr. 19, 2026

Similarly, the eccentricities of the orbits of the binaries increase as we proceed in the same direction.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous




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