binary system

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This discovery also confirms a long-predicted type of binary system that had never been clearly identified.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

This strange new world orbits around two stars at once, which dance around each other in what astronomers call a binary system.

From Space Scoop • May 6, 2025

"The Didymos binary system is located in a near-Earth environment while the Dinkinesh system is located much farther away from Earth in the main asteroid belt," she added.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Two centuries ago the distinguished philosopher and mathematician, Leibnitz, proposed a binary system of numeration.

From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard